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Which is more generalizable, powerful and interpretable in meta-analyses, mean difference or standardized mean difference?

BACKGROUND: To examine empirically whether the mean difference (MD) or the standardised mean difference (SMD) is more generalizable and statistically powerful in meta-analyses of continuous outcomes when the same unit is used. METHODS: From all the Cochrane Database (March 2013), we identified syste...

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Autores principales: Takeshima, Nozomi, Sozu, Takashi, Tajika, Aran, Ogawa, Yusuke, Hayasaka, Yu, Furukawa, Toshiaki A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3936842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24559167
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-14-30