How to Use meta-analysis in a Sentence

meta-analysis

noun
  • The meta-analysis seemed to support the tie score effect.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Two meta-analyses, though, find that people lose a bit more weight on the Mediterranean diet than low-carb.
    — Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • That pattern led him to launch the larger meta-analysis, which confirmed the findings.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
  • One meta-analysis of dozens of studies found an 11 percentile point boost in test scores among students who learn these skills.
    — Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Gallup’s meta-analysis shows 70% of the variance in team engagement comes down to the manager.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
  • And a meta-analysis of nearly 150 studies found that a lack of close friends can increase the risk of death as much as smoking, drinking or obesity.
    — Gregg D. Caruso, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
  • The researchers point out that as in many meta-analyses, while the link between these foods and tinnitus risk has been found, it can not be assumed that there is a causal relationship.
    — Michael Franco, New Atlas, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Legge suspects that no amount of meta-analysis will convince outdoor cat lovers to change their behavior.
    — Celia Ford, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The same meta-analysis has found that cannabis users actually consume more calories than non-users, but still have a lower BMI.
    — Melissa Matthews, Men's Health, 7 July 2023
  • Look at the meta-analyses, which try to make sense of the body of evidence, and find one where a particular kind of diet outperforms others long-term by more than a few pounds.
    — Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
  • That is the key finding of my team’s new meta-analysis, just published in the journal Annals of Pharmacotherapy.
    — C. Michael White, The Conversation, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Amanda Paluch, who has published two meta-analyses on step count and health, has found a similar range as this latest study, though her work suggests the step targets may also vary with age.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Joshi’s meta-analysis focused on cover crops grown in cornfields around the world and found that, on average, cover crops increased carbon stored in the soil by about 7 percent.
    — Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The authors then combined the results of the multiple studies to get a summary estimate, a process called meta-analysis.
    — Sarah Sloat, Health, 24 Feb. 2023
  • And while cluster headaches commonly occur during the night, migraines usually come on during the day, the meta-analysis found.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Now a new meta-analysis of 12 different non-drug treatments has found that some are superior to others.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 20 June 2025
  • Both meta-analyses have been widely misinterpreted as showing that face masks don’t work.
    — Martin Cetron, STAT, 2 May 2023
  • To try to clarify the issue, the venerable Cochrane Library led a meta-analysis of available data.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The same 2023 meta-analysis on walking also found that a faster pace was associated with a reduced risk of death, regardless of the number of steps taken per day.
    — Ani Freedman, Fortune, 19 June 2025
  • According to a 2017 meta-analysis, sleeping substantially more or less than the seven-hour optimum was shown to put people at greater risk of death.
    — Sharon Basaraba, Verywell Health, 28 July 2025
  • This meta-analysis is limited by the fact that decaf coffee's benefits depend on CGA dosage.
    — Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 8 Oct. 2024
  • People who equate masks with tyranny recently seized on a meta-analysis of 78 studies as proof that masks are of no value whatsoever.
    — William Falk, The Week, 18 Mar. 2023
  • One recent meta-analysis reported higher heart attack risks in e-cigarette users than in those who did not vape or smoke anything.
    — Christina Jewett, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The new systematic review and meta-analysis, published in the Annals of Medicine, set out to explore the existing evidence to reach some kind of conclusion.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 12 July 2023
  • Eat Earlier in the Day One meta-analysis examined how the timing of meals during the day affected daytime hunger and other factors involved in weight loss.
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The Limitations of the Study LaMotte noted that since the new research is a meta-analysis (an analysis of several trials), there is room for critique of the certainty of the findings.
    — Amber Sayer, Health, 25 Sep. 2023
  • According to one meta-analysis, the chances of a favorable stroke outcome decline by 16% for every hour that passes without treatment.
    — Bree Iskandar, STAT, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Before the meeting in 2007, a meta-analysis from the group had concluded an oral dose of phenylephrine was effective as an alternative to treat congestion.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2023
  • This research wasn’t included in the meta-analysis because it was published too recently, notes Bucher.
    — Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Findings from the 2025 meta-analysis showed a consistent positive link between trust and subjective well-being.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025

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