The dilemma of heterogeneity tests in meta-analysis: a challenge from a simulation study.
After several decades' development, meta-analysis has become the pillar of evidence-based medicine. However, heterogeneity is still the threat to the validity and quality of such studies. Currently, Q and its descendant I(2) (I square) tests are widely used as the tools for heterogeneity evalua...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4449216?pdf=render |