Evidence Synthesis

Terms for finding, appraising and pooling research evidence, including systematic review and network meta-analysis.

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Bayesian Meta-AnalysisBayesian Evidence Synthesis, Bayesian Pooling

An approach combining evidence across studies using Bayesian methods, formally incorporating prior information to produce a posterior effect estimate distribution.

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Between-Study HeterogeneityStudy Heterogeneity, Inter-Study Variation

Between-study heterogeneity is variation in the underlying effects or parameters across studies beyond the variation expected from within-study sampling error.

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