Definition of meta-analysis in English:
meta-analysis
noun ˈmɛtə(r)əˌnalɪsɪsˈmɛdəəˌnæləsəs
mass nounStatistics Examination of data from a number of independent studies of the same subject, in order to determine overall trends.
an important component of meta-analysis is the investigation of the consistency of treatment effects across studies
the advantage of meta-analysis is that large trials with over 1,000 subjects are almost never done
count noun a meta-analysis was performed by extracting available data from scientific papers
Definition of meta-analysis in US English:
meta-analysis
nounˈmɛdəəˌnæləsəsˈmedəəˌnaləsəs
Statistics Examination of data from a number of independent studies of the same subject, in order to determine overall trends.
an important component of meta-analysis is the investigation of the consistency of treatment effects across studies
the advantage of meta-analysis is that large trials with over 1,000 subjects are almost never done
count noun a meta-analysis was performed by extracting available data from scientific papers