RCR: Performing and Interpreting a Meta-Analysis

Presented by Maria Mori Brooks, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, BERD CTSI.

This session will review the principles for conducting a meta-analysis.  We will describe key steps for planning a systematic review, performing a meta-analysis, and interpreting the results.  STATA will be used to demonstrate how to derive overall estimates and assess the risk of biases. (subject matter: data acquisition and analysis)