Publication bias in meta-analysis [[electronic resource] ] : prevention, assessment and adjustments / / edited by Hannah R. Rothstein, Alexander J. Sutton, Michael Borenstein

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (376 p.)
• Disciplina: 610.72; 610/.72
• Soggetto topico: Meta-analysis; Medicine - Research - Evaluation
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Classificazione: 70.03
• Altri autori: RothsteinHannah SuttonA. J BorensteinMichael
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Publication Bias in Meta-Analysis; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Chapter 1 Publication Bias in Meta-Analysis; PART A PUBLICATION BIAS IN CONTEXT; Chapter 2 Publication Bias: Recognizing the Problem, Understanding Its Origins and Scope, and Preventing Harm; Chapter 3 Preventing Publication Bias: Registries and Prospective Meta-Analysis; Chapter 4 Grey Literature and Systematic Reviews; PART B STATISTICAL METHODS FOR ASSESSING PUBLICATION BIAS; Chapter 5 The Funnel Plot; Chapter 6 Regression Methods to Detect Publication and Other Bias in Meta-Analysis ; Chapter 7 Failsafe N or File-Drawer NumberChapter 8 The Trim and Fill Method; Chapter 9 Selection Method Approaches; Chapter 10 Evidence Concerning the Consequences of Publication and Related Biases; Chapter 11 Software for Publication Bias; PART C ADVANCED AND EMERGING APPROACHES; Chapter 12 Bias in Meta-Analysis Induced by Incompletely Reported Studies; Chapter 13 Assessing the Evolution of Effect Sizes over Time; Chapter 14 Do Systematic Reviews Based on Individual Patient Data Offer a Means of Circumventing Biases Associated with Trial Publications? ; Chapter 15 Differentiating Biases from Genuine Heterogeneity: Distinguishing Artifactual from Substantive EffectsChapter 16 Beyond Conventional Publication Bias: Other Determinants of Data Suppression; APPENDICES; Appendix A Data Sets; Appendix B Annotated Bibliography; Glossary; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Publication bias is the tendency to decide to publish a study based on the results of the study, rather than on the basis of its theoretical or methodological quality. It can arise from selective publication of favorable results, or of statistically significant results. This threatens the validity of conclusions drawn from reviews of published scientific research. Meta-analysis is now used in numerous scientific disciplines, summarizing quantitative evidence from multiple studies. If the literature being synthesised has been affected by publication bias, this in turn biases the meta-analytic
• Titolo autorizzato: Publication bias in meta-analysis
• ISBN: 1-280-33988-8; 9786610339884; 0-470-34592-6; 0-470-87016-8; 0-470-87015-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910143556103321
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