Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Μετα-ανάλυση	Συστηματική Ανασκόπηση
Πεδίο	Ακαδημαϊκή Γραφή	Ακαδημαϊκή Γραφή
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1976	1992
Δημιουργός	Glass (1976, term coining); Fisher and Pearson (statistical foundations)	Cochrane Collaboration (1992)
Τύπος	Document Type	Document Type
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Page, M. J., et al. (2021). The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews. BMJ, 372, n71.	Page, M. J., et al. (2021). The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews. BMJ, 372, n71.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	quantitative synthesis, meta-synthesis, pooled analysis, statistical integration	systematic literature review, evidence synthesis, scoping review, mapping review
Συναφείς	2	3
Σύνοψη	Meta-analysis is the statistical pooling of quantitative findings from multiple independent studies to produce a combined effect estimate. By aggregating data across studies, meta-analysis increases statistical power, reduces random error, and provides a precise summary of an intervention's effectiveness or an association's magnitude. Gene V. Glass coined the term in 1976, formalizing a technique that has become indispensable for evidence synthesis in medicine, psychology, education, and other evidence-based disciplines.	A systematic review is a structured, transparent synthesis of all available evidence addressing a specific research question. Unlike narrative reviews, systematic reviews employ comprehensive database searches, predefined selection criteria, quality assessment, and rigorous reporting (PRISMA guideline). The Cochrane Collaboration (founded 1992) established this methodology as the gold standard for evidence synthesis in healthcare and social sciences.