… underlying question, plans should be made when writing the meta- analysis protocol for a
careful investigation of potential sources of heterogeneity (see Chapter 2). When faced with …

… -analysis. Investigating heterogeneity is an important step in providing a more accurate …
The observed between-study heterogeneity in a meta-analysis can be the result of differences in …

… to appropriately investigate the various sources of heterogeneity [10]. … heterogeneity and
random-effects analysis. We also discuss the heterogeneity problem in the field of meta analysis …

… In this article, heterogeneity in meta-analyses of clinical … statistical method to detect
heterogeneity in meta-analyses is the Q … conducted simulations to investigate the statistical powers …

… as covariates to investigate as potentially clinically heterogeneous. Addressing aspects
of clinical heterogeneity was not different between Cochrane and non-Cochrane reviews. …

… investigated … investigated the extent and distribution of heterogeneity in the genome-wide
scale. We then studied the effects of these factors on heterogeneity by meta-regression analysis…

… The aim of this paper is to investigate researchers’ … review and meta-analysis on complexity
and heterogeneity and … practice of systematic review and meta-analysis of complex data, …

… in a meta-analysis. In this chapter, we introduce other statistics commonly reported in
meta-analysis that have relevance to heterogeneity … in investigating the causes of heterogeneity (…

… Investigating the sources of heterogeneity in meta-analysis is by nature exploratory, and …
of heterogeneity may provide critical insight into the results and interpretation of a meta-analysis …

… heterogeneity and the conclusions of a meta-analysis. However, no widely accepted guidelines
exist for handling outliers. This article proposes several new heterogeneity … to investigate …