# meta-analysis

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any systematic procedure for statistically combining the results of many different studies.
2. An analysis resulting from combining the results of diverse statistical studies.
3. An analysis performed at a higher level of abstraction than that of basic analysis.

## Etymology
From meta- + analysis.

## Source
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