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Definition of Metanalysis
1. Noun. (context: linguistics) The act of breaking down a word or phrase into segments or meanings not original to it; breaking down the boundaries between words or other units. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Metanalysis
1. [n -ALYSES]
Medical Definition of Metanalysis
1. A statistical technique where all data from all available studies of something are combined, regardless of data quality. The technique is used by researchers to get a maximum of statistical information without worrying about distortion in the results. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Metanalysis
Literary usage of Metanalysis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Punitive Damages: Tort Reform & Fda Defenses: Hearings Before the Committee edited by Orrin G. Hatch (1998)
"This was most recently confirmed in an article in the Lancet in 1992, a metanalysis
of World Health Organization data concerning copper ..."
2. Ethical Considerations for Research on Housing-related Health Hazards by Bernard Lo, Mary Ellen O'Connell (2005)
"Low-level lead exposure and the IQ of children: A metanalysis of modern studies.
Journal of the American Medical Association, 263(5), 673-678. ..."
3. Potential Attrition in Education: The Impact of Job Satisfaction, Morale by Miriam Altman, Elsje J Hall (2005)
"... and turnover among child welfare, social work, and other human service employees:
What can we learn from past research. A review and metanalysis, ..."
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