The impact of study size on meta-analyses: examination of underpowered studies in Cochrane reviews.

Most meta-analyses include data from one or more small studies that, individually, do not have power to detect an intervention effect. The relative influence of adequately powered and underpowered studies in published meta-analyses has not previously been explored. We examine the distribution of pow...

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Main Authors: Rebecca M Turner, Sheila M Bird, Julian P T Higgins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3609745?pdf=render