Section outline

  • Lecture: Analytical Methods
    Fixed and random effects models, summary estimates of effect and variance, subgroup and sensitivity analysis, statistical approaches to publication bias, presenting results of meta-analysis.

    Faculty:  Dejana Braithwaite, I. Elaine Allen

    Location:  Mission Hall 1400

    • Session Slides:

    • Lecture 2 2015 File
    • Analytics Meta-4-16new File

    • Session Audio/Video Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Optional Reading:

      Egger M, Davey Smith G, Altman D. Systematic reviews in health care: Meta-analysis in context. Chapters 15-17.

    • Egger M, Ebrahim S, Smith GD. Where now for meta-analysis? International Journal of Epidemiology. 2002;31:1-5. File
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    • Shrier I, Platt RW, Steele RJ. Mega-trials vs. meta-analysis: Precision vs. heterogeneity? Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2007;28:324–328 File
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    • Shapiro S. Point/Counterpoint: Meta-analysis of observational studies: meta-analysis/shmeta-analysis. American Journal of Epidemiology. 1994;140:771-778. File
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    • Alder et al. Meta-analysis of mortality and cancer incidence among workers in the synthetic rubber-producing industry. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2006;164:405-420. File
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    • Moher D, Schulz KF, Altman DG. The CONSORT Statement: Revised Recommendations for Improving the Quality of Reports of Parallel-Group Randomized Trials. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2001;134:657-62. File
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