what is meta analysis
when we combine multiple results we pool estimates of effect size across studies to get a better estimate of population effect sizw
what does MA estimate
cohens d
what is heterogenity
variability among studies
what is t
indicates population sizes differ meaningfully
what is publication bias
pb is non significant results less likely to be published as seen as boring
what does pb lead to a biased effect size in p literature
published data with too large effect sizes make them more interesting
funnel plot
MA can uncover PB using FP