Kinesiology 2032A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Meta-Analysis, A Priori And A Posteriori, Internal Validity

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 2032A/B
• Professor: Emily Knight

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P who is in the study (population) C what is the control (comparison) O how do we know if it worked (outcome) T when will we know (timeframe) The intervention is no different than x. Is the intervention no better or worse than the control (e. g. usual care): not statistically different. The intervention is the same as x. The intervention is better than x: 1 sided hypothesis. The intervention is no worse than x: 1 sided hypothesis. Bottom: observational research studies- measuring as it is without manipulating it. Applying scientific (systematic) strategies to limit bias in the gathering, appraisal, and synthesis of relevant studies on a specific topic. Identify all the scientific studies on a particular topic. If there were 100 studies, 99 were negative, it would be a mistake to consider only the 1 positive. Statistical analysis of the results of independent studies. Usually aims to produce a single estimate of the intervention"s effect.