Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis
Real World
The Cochrane Collaboration's 2012 meta-analysis of CBT for depression pooled data from over 115 trials involving thousands of patients, providing far more reliable conclusions about CBT's effectiveness than any single study could offer.
Exam Focus
Distinguish meta-analysis from a literature review — emphasise that it produces a statistical effect size, not just a qualitative summary of findings.
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