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Module contents:
Planning the analysis
Learning objectives
Specifying your analysis in advance
Summary statistics for individual studies
Should I combine studies?
Subgroups and sensitivity analysis
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This module covers how you go about planning the analysis section of your review.

Learning objectives

  • Be aware of the rationale for describing the analysis in advance
  • Be able to derive the main comparisons from the review question
  • Be aware of the different types of data that might be found in reviews
  • Be able to state how a decision will be made on whether to perform a meta-analysis

Relevant sections of the Reviewers' Handbook

  • Section 8.2

Where does this go in a Cochrane review?

  • You will need to include a plan of analysis in the Methods section of your protocol.
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