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The Cochrane Statistical Methods Group has developed a series of workshops addressing the statistical guidelines formulated in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. This workshop will cover the basic ideas of meta-analysis.
Description:
Topics to be covered include:
- What is a meta-analysis?
- What is a forest plot?
- What are odds ratios, risk ratios and risk differences?
- What is heterogeneity?
- What do fixed-effect and random-effects mean?
The emphasis of the workshop will be on obtaining a broad understanding of the differences between the various methods available in the Review Manager (RevMan) software, with advice on which might be used when, and why, and what the results mean.
The Cochrane Statistical Methods Group has developed a series of workshops addressing the statistical guidelines formulated in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. This workshop will cover the basic ideas of meta-analysis.
Description:
Topics to be covered include:
- What is a meta-analysis?
- What is a forest plot?
- What are odds ratios, risk ratios and risk differences?
- What is heterogeneity?
- What do fixed-effect and random-effects mean?
The emphasis of the workshop will be on obtaining a broad understanding of the differences between the various methods available in the Review Manager (RevMan) software, with advice on which might be used when, and why, and what the results mean.