CMA formulas

Effect sizes

Effect sizes for continuous data
Effect sizes for binary data
Effect sizes for correlational data
Choosing an effect size
Converting among effect sizes

Basic analyses

Fixed-effect vs. random-effects model

Advanced analysis

Subgroup analyses
Meta-regression
Publication bias
Multiple subgroups or outcomes

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