TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
THERAPY AND TREATMENT
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Evidence-based practice.
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A treatment group versus no treatment group.
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A tendency for smaller scores to move toward the mean.
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A way to combine the results of lots of studies.
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Detailed explanation-1: -e. A way to combine the results of lots of studies. A meta-analysis helps us provide a better understanding of the statistical results of similar researches.
Detailed explanation-2: -Meta-analysis is a quantitative, formal, epidemiological study design used to systematically assess the results of previous research to derive conclusions about that body of research. Typically, but not necessarily, the study is based on randomized, controlled clinical trials.
Detailed explanation-3: -Meta-analysis is the statistical combination of results from two or more separate studies. Potential advantages of meta-analyses include an improvement in precision, the ability to answer questions not posed by individual studies, and the opportunity to settle controversies arising from conflicting claims.
Detailed explanation-4: -Meta-analysis would be used for the following purposes: To establish statistical significance with studies that have conflicting results. To develop a more correct estimate of effect magnitude. To provide a more complex analysis of harms, safety data, and benefits.