Presentation of meta-analysis plots

Journal of Medical Screening
N J Wald, J P Bestwick

Abstract

Meta-analysis (forest) plots are widely used to show the results from multiple individual randomized trials or observational studies that address the same question, including the assessment of screening markers. They show the between study spread of results and provide a summary estimate of the results from all the studies combined. We here illustrate the advantage of ordering study results by the magnitude of the effect and including a vertical shaded band encompassing the summary 95% confidence interval of the summary estimate to emphasize the uncertainty of the estimate in a way that is more prominent than only displaying a "diamond" around its value.

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Apr 14, 2016·Journal of Medical Screening·Nicholas J WaldJoan K Morris
Jan 11, 2017·Journal of Medical Screening·Enkeleint-Aggelos Mechili, Dimitra Sifaki-Pistolla
Aug 29, 2018·International Journal of Molecular Sciences·Hyeong Su KimDae Young Zang
Nov 8, 2018·Gastroenterology Research and Practice·Bum Jun KimJung Han Kim

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