Meta-Analysis

Quantitative synthesis of results from multiple studies. Calculates pooled effect sizes, assesses heterogeneity, detects publication bias, and generates forest and funnel plots.

When to Use

• "Combine these study results into a meta-analysis"
• "Calculate the pooled odds ratio from these trials"
• "Create a forest plot of these effect sizes"
• "Test for publication bias with a funnel plot"
• "What's the heterogeneity (I²) across these studies?"
• "Run a random-effects meta-analysis"

When NOT to Use

• Designing a systematic review protocol (use systematic-review)
• Searching for studies (use literature-search)
• Single-study statistical analysis (use statsmodels-stats)
• Narrative literature review (use paper-writing)