• Meta-analysis

    Alternative forms

    Origin

    - + meta + analysis

    Noun

    meta-analysis

    (plural meta-analyses)
    1. (statistics) Any systematic procedure for statistically combining the results of many different studies.
    2. (statistics) An analysis resulting from combining the results of diverse statistical studies.
    3. An analysis performed at a higher level of abstraction than that of basic analysis.
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