Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses
Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses
J. Higgins,S. Thompson,J. Deeks,D. Altman
2003 · DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7414.557
British medical journal · 55,133 Citações
TLDR
A new quantity is developed, I 2, which the authors believe gives a better measure of the consistency between trials in a meta-analysis, which is susceptible to the number of trials included in the meta- analysis.