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Shahjahan Khan
Meta-Analysis Methods for Health and Experimental Studies
Statistics for Biology and Health Series Editors Mitchell Gail, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA Jonathan M. Samet, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Statistics for Biology and Health (SBH) includes monographs and advanced textbooks on statistical topics relating to biostatistics, epidemiology, biology, and ecology.
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Shahjahan Khan
Meta-Analysis Methods for Health and Experimental Studies
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Shahjahan Khan University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
ISSN 1431-8776 ISSN 2197-5671 (electronic) Statistics for Biology and Health ISBN 978-981-15-5031-7 ISBN 978-981-15-5032-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5032-4 © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
This book is dedicated to my late parents Alhajj Moksudul Haque Khan and Zayeda Khatum. May their souls rest in heaven. Shahjahan Khan
Preface
The main purpose of this book is to make meta-analysis easy for all researchers and users, especially for the students, health scientists, public health workers and nontechnical scholars who wish to perform meta-analysis and interpret the results for the first time. It simplifies all concepts, methods, computations and models related to meta-analysis through heuristic examples and illustrations using real-life data. It takes a step-by-step approach to performing meta-analyses using different statistical models for various effec
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