Meta-analysis — In statistics, a meta analysis combines the results of several studies that address a set of related research hypotheses. In its simplest form, this is normally by identification of a common measure of effect size, for which a weighted average… … Wikipedia
Medical analysis of circumcision — Numerous medical studies have examined the effects of male circumcision with mixed opinions regarding the benefits and risks of the procedure. Opponents of circumcision say it is medically unnecessary, is unethical when performed on newborns, is… … Wikipedia
Oxford Capacity Analysis — This article is about the Church of Scientology personality test. For other uses, see Oxford (disambiguation). Sign advertising Scientology personality tests. San Francisco, April 2006. The Oxford Capacity Analysis (OCA), also known as the… … Wikipedia
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Registry — The Cost Effectiveness Analysis Registry was developed by the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health at the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA. The Registry contains detailed … Wikipedia
Factor analysis — is a statistical method used to describe variability among observed, correlated variables in terms of a potentially lower number of unobserved, uncorrelated variables called factors. In other words, it is possible, for example, that variations in … Wikipedia
Content analysis — or textual analysis is a methodology in the social sciences for studying the content of communication. Earl Babbie defines it as the study of recorded human communications, such as books, websites, paintings and laws. According to Dr. Farooq… … Wikipedia
Behavior analysis of child development — Child development in behavior analytic theory has origins in John B. Watson s behaviorism.[1] Watson wrote extensively on child development and conducted research (see Little Albert experiment). Watson was instrumental in the modification of… … Wikipedia
Hair analysis (alternative medicine) — Hair analysis is the chemical analysis of a hair sample. It is used in some branches of alternative medicine as a method of investigation to assist diagnosis. Its use is controversial. Background In hair analysis the levels of minerals and metals … Wikipedia
Semen analysis — Diagnostics Human sperm stained for semen quality testing in the clinical laboratory. HCPCS L2 G0027 … Wikipedia
Social network analysis software — is used to identify, represent, analyze, visualize or simulate nodes (e.g. agents, organizations, or knowledge) and edges (relationships) from various types of input data (relational and non relational), including mathematical models of social… … Wikipedia