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metanalysis

American  
[met-uh-nal-uh-sis] / ˌmɛt əˈnæl ə sɪs /

noun

  • metanalyses
    plural
  1. a shift in the division between words in a phrase; misdivision.

    “A nickname” resulted from metanalysis of “an ekename.”


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Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of metanalysis

First recorded in 1910–15


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In the meantime, researchers can create larger and more representative samples by looking at multiple small studies collectively in what’s called a metanalysis.

From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2022

Johnson points to a recent metanalysis, published as a working paper, which analyzed 150 articles and found, on average, strong empirical evidence of people weighting losses more strongly than gains in their decision-making.

From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2021

Subsequent research, like an independent metanalysis led by Ethan Zell at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, backs up Hyde’s findings.

From The Verge ● Aug. 16, 2017

Yet according to one recent metanalysis of five studies involving 2,346 women, antibiotic treatment can lower the risk of preterm birth.

From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2013

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