Inferences about the between-study variance in meta-analysis with normally distributed outcomes

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 248-256

  Tian, Lili ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Difference of normal means; Generalized confidence intervals; Generalized pivotal quantity; Heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING;

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL ESTIMATION; DIFFERENCE OF NORMAL MEAN; GENERALIZED CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; GENERALIZED PIVOTAL QUANTITY; GENERALIZED VARIABLES; HETEROGENEITY; META-ANALYSIS; NEW APPROACHES; NORMAL MEAN; SIMULATION STUDIES;

NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

AMLODIPINE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EXERCISE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AMLODIPINE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EXERCISE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 43249095231     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: 15214036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200710408     Document Type: Article

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