##  [Meta-Analysis](/meta-analysis) 

  ##  [Meta-Analysis](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/meta-analysis-0) 

  

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**Health & Life Sciences Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A quantitative synthesis method that combines numerical results from multiple independent studies measuring comparable effect sizes to produce a pooled estimate and its uncertainty, using explicit statistical models and methods for assessing and accounting for between‑study heterogeneity and bias.