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Comprehensive Meta-Analysis

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Comprehensive Meta-Analysis (CMA) is a powerful computer program for meta-analysis. The program combines ease of use with a wide array of computational options and sophisticated graphics.


"Comprehensive Meta‐Analysis is a cutting‐edge tool for researchers who are involved in systematic review and meta‐analysis. It provides methods for analyzing and presenting data that are easy to use and give clear presentations of findings. This is just a fantastic tool! Every serious scholar in this area should have it."

David Weisburd, Ph.D. - Walter E Meyer Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, Director, Institute of Criminology, Faculty of Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel


"I have been using Comprehensive Meta‐Analysis for the past five years and have enjoyed the many features of this software including the numerous options for fitting data into the spreadsheet for analysis of categorical and continuous data and the ease of labeling variables and study names. The built in analysis features are many and easy to apply including the test for heterogeneity and Egger’s test for publication bias. This software has allowed me to publish meta‐analyses with confidence in several peer reviewed journals including the Journal of Cardiology. Also I am often asked to give lectures on the use of meta‐analyses. My demonstrations include examples from this program. When asked by my peers for a reliable meta‐analysis package I do recommend this software."

Al Bartolucci, Ph.D. - Professor, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama