Allbritton, David;
Gómez, Pablo;
Angele, Bernhard;
Vasilev, Martin;
Perea, Manuel;
(2024)
Breathing Life Into Meta-Analytic Methods.
Journal of Cognition
, 7
(1)
, Article 61. 10.5334/joc.389.
Preview |
PDF
669e3541c800b.pdf - Published Version Download (2MB) | Preview |
Abstract
Meta-analyses have become indispensable in the behavioral sciences, combining and summarizing data from multiple studies. While they offer many advantages (e.g., increased power, higher generality, and resolving conflicting findings), they currently only provide a snapshot at a given point. In active research areas, frequent meta-analytic updates are necessary to incorporate new evidence. We propose guidelines for live, dynamic meta-analyses and introduce an accessible tool using the R environment. Our app, powered by the Shiny package, enables the meta-analyst to integrate evidence interactively as an update of an existing meta-analysis or from scratch (i.e., a new meta-analysis). By embracing dynamic meta-analyses and leveraging modern tools, researchers can ensure up-to-date meta-analyses in their respective fields.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Breathing Life Into Meta-Analytic Methods |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.5334/joc.389 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/joc.389 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third-party material in this article are included in the Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Keywords: | Meta-analysis; app; Bayesian statistics; meta-analysis updating |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10195006 |
Archive Staff Only
 |
View Item |
