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I only have some experience writing normal papers, so just out of interest, could you elaborate what your usual search routine for a meta-analysis is?
by Mkengine 2y ago
I only have some experience writing normal papers, so just out of interest, could you elaborate what your usual search routine for a meta-analysis is?
- setgree 2y agoThere's a whole established process for this, see here for a textbook chapter https://training.cochrane.org/handbook/current/chapter-04 https://training.cochrane.org/handbook/current/chapter-04 However, because I'm writing a methods-focused review -- we only look at RCTs meeting certain (pretty minimal) criteria relating to statistical power and measurement validity -- what I'm doing is closer to a combination of review of previous reviews (there have been dozens in my field) and a snowball search (searching bibliographies of papers that are relevant). I also consulted with experts in the field. however, finding bachelor's theses has been challenging, but many are actually relevant, so undermind was helpful there.