This blog introduces you to funnel plots, guiding you through how to read them and what may cause them to look asymmetrical.
When you bring studies together in a meta-analysis, one of the things you need to consider is the variability in your studies – this is called heterogeneity. This blog presents the three types of heterogeneity, considers the different types of outcome data, and delves a little more into dealing with the variations.
This blog examines what heterogeneity is, why it matters, how you can identify and measure it and how you can then deal with it.
A nuts and bolts tutorial on how to read a forest plot, featuring a couple of exercises so that you can test your own understanding.
Let’s figure out how to get the essential information from a meta-analysis at a glance, by studying a forest plot.
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