title: Some basic points concerning meta-analysis.
abstract: Multiple studies have been performed on a variety of substances, often producing contradictory results. Meta-analysis has provided a means of evaluating these disparate results, combining them into a summary statistic. Using continuous data for baseline and one sample point, several studies were evaluated to achieve a single result, demonstrating the meta-analysis evaluation process.
authors.affiliation: BioScience Laboratories, Inc., 300 North Willson Avenue, Suite 1, Bozeman, MT 59715, USA. dpaulson@biosciencelabs.com
authors.forename: Daryl S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Paulson
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D013223:Statistics as Topic