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Better to replicate it. Science ain't easy.
by jackmott 10y ago
Better to replicate it. Science ain't easy.
- jmde 10y agoThen you have to summarize those replications and decide whether or not the replication studies replicated findings... which means meta-analysis.
- ekianjo 10y agoNo, you don't need to do meta-analysis. Without combining the results of multiple trials together, you can see if an observed effect in one trial is found in other trials through independent analysis.
- Fomite 10y agoBut explaining whether or not "We didn't get the same answer" is the result of variation in the effect estimate, or because of a genuine failure to replicate, is one aspect of meta-analysis. The purpose of meta-analysis goes beyond pooling. Indeed, one of the first steps in meta-analysis is "Is pooling even a good idea?"