(Related concept: standardised meanSyn.: arithmetic mean A measure of central tendency calculat... difference) In a meta-analysis(Related concept: PubMed) An electronic database of medical ..., when study results measured using the same scale are being combined, the difference between two means, weighted by the precisionAnt.: explanatory trial and • provides information on cost... of the study. Note: The precisionAnt.: explanatory trial and • provides information on cost... of the study’s estimate of effect(Related concept: treatment effect) In a study, the relation... may, for example, correspond to the inverse of the variance(Related concepts: utility and preference.) A cardinal measu....
or (b) to avoid a bad health state or outcome, or to decrease its probability of occurrence.»
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