Click the appropriate option from below.
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Setting
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Available data
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Retrospective study / Case Control study
(Effect size measure = Odds Ratio)
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Number of exposed and non-exposed in case group AND control group for each study
Number of exposed and sample size in case group AND control group for each study
Number of non-exposed and sample size in case group AND control group for each study
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Odds Ratio and its confidence interval for each study.
Log Odds Ratio and its standard error for each study.
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Prospective study / Cohort study / Two arm clinical trial
(Effect Size Measure = Risk Ratio or Relative Risk)
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Number of events and non-events in cohort / experimental group AND control group for each study
Number of events and sample size in cohort / experimental group AND control group for each study
Number of non-events and sample size in cohort / experimental group AND control group for each study
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Risk Ratio and its confidence interval for each study.
Log Risk Ratio and its standard error for each study.
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Two unpaired arms
(Outcome variable = Continuous, Effect Size Measure = Cohen's d, Hedges g, Hedges g*, Glass Delta)
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Means, Standard deviations and Sample sizes in both the groups for each study
Difference in means, common SD and Sample Size for each study
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Effect Size (Cohen's d, Hedges g* or Glass Delta) and its standard error for each study.
Effect Size (Cohen's d, Hedges g* or Glass Delta) and its confidence interval for each study.
Effect Size (Cohen's d, Hedges g* or Glass Delta) and sample size in each group for each study.
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Cross-sectional studies or Prevalence studies
(Effect Size Measure = Prevalence)
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Number of events and Sample Size for each study
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Prevalence (out of 1) and Sample Size for each study
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Diagnostic test accuracy studies: Univariate Analysis
(Effect Size Measure = Sensitivity, Specificity, Dignostic Odds Ratio)
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Univariate analysis: Diagnostic Odds Ratio. Available data: TP, FN, FP, TN
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Diagnostic test accuracy studies: Bivariate Analysis
(Effect Size Measure = Sensitivity, Specificity)
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Bivariate analysis: Moses-Littenberg Model, SROC Curve. Available data: TP, FN, FP, TN
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