Deck 26: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses

Question 1

In MeSh language, a child is defined as a person who is 4 to 10 years old.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

When interpreting results of a systematic review, studies that find no statistically significant results for an item of interest are just as valuable as those that find a significant association.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which statistic is reported as a percentage from 0% to 100%, where higher percentages indicate a greater presence of heterogeneity?

A) Kappa statistic
B) Chi-square statistic
C) Cochran's Q statistic
D) I² statistic

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following are the two main threats to the validity of a meta-analysis?

A) Poor quality of included studies and publication bias
B) Poor quality of included studies and information bias
C) Publication bias and information bias
D) Information bias and assessment bias

Question 5

Which of the following is defined as looking up every article cited by eligible articles in order to identify other articles that might be relevant but not indexed in the selected databases?

A) Brainstorming
B) Snowballing
C) Plagiarizing
D) Validating