Systematic Reviews and Meta Analysis

Catalog description

This course provides a practical foundation for systematic reviews involving quantitative synthesis (quantitative meta-analysis). Through directed exercises, students learn when and how to perform quantitative synthesis using freely available software. Topics include: computing effect sizes, computing a combined effect, fixed effect vs. random effects analyses, heterogeneity in effect sizes, and methods to detect publication bias. Note: This course is offered in even-numbered years only. Prerequisite CRP 241 and 242. Credits: 2.