How to read a forest plot

When the data-based practice began to accumulate, forest plots were introduced to realize the collective power of the statistical data. It is a graphical representation of a meta-analysis, also known as blobbogram. It allows you to view and analyze the resulting sample individual statistics from mul...

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Main Author: Ushmita Seth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.j-pcs.org/article.asp?issn=2395-5414;year=2019;volume=5;issue=2;spage=108;epage=110;aulast=Seth
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spelling doaj-49aa68e12a4a4ae298bdfaf3a8b6341a2020-11-25T01:22:08ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences2395-54142454-28302019-01-015210811010.4103/jpcs.jpcs_39_19How to read a forest plotUshmita SethWhen the data-based practice began to accumulate, forest plots were introduced to realize the collective power of the statistical data. It is a graphical representation of a meta-analysis, also known as blobbogram. It allows you to view and analyze the resulting sample individual statistics from multiple similar studies all in one place, along with summary statistics at the bottom. The plot includes the point value of the sample statistic as well as its confidence interval (usually taken as 95%).http://www.j-pcs.org/article.asp?issn=2395-5414;year=2019;volume=5;issue=2;spage=108;epage=110;aulast=Sethforest plotpoint estimatestatistics
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Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences
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statistics
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publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences
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2454-2830
publishDate 2019-01-01
description When the data-based practice began to accumulate, forest plots were introduced to realize the collective power of the statistical data. It is a graphical representation of a meta-analysis, also known as blobbogram. It allows you to view and analyze the resulting sample individual statistics from multiple similar studies all in one place, along with summary statistics at the bottom. The plot includes the point value of the sample statistic as well as its confidence interval (usually taken as 95%).
topic forest plot
point estimate
statistics
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