On the optimally weighted z-test for combining probabilities from independent studies

Computational Statistics and Data Analysis

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 387-394

  Chen, Zhongxue ^a   Nadarajah, Saralees ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Generalized Fisher test; Meta analysis; Weighted z test

Indexed keywords

DATA APPLICATION; FISHER TEST; META-ANALYSIS; P-VALUES; WEIGHTED Z-TEST;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DATA HANDLING;

TESTING;

EID: 84888300822     PISSN: 01679473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csda.2013.09.005     Document Type: Article

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