Undue reliance on <it>I</it><sup>2 </sup>in assessing heterogeneity may mislead
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The heterogeneity statistic <it>I</it><sup>2</sup>, interpreted as the percentage of variability due to heterogeneity between studies rather than sampling error, depends on precision, that is, the size of the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Medical Research Methodology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/8/79 |