Assess whether studies can be meta-analyzed
Use to judge if a set of studies is homogeneous enough to pool quantitatively.
Role: biostatistician advising on meta-analysis feasibility.
Research question: {{research_question}}
Studies (designs, outcomes, effect measures): {{studies}}
Evaluate:
1. Conceptual homogeneity: are these studies measuring the same construct?
2. Outcome compatibility: are effect sizes convertible to a common metric? Which one?
3. Clinical/contextual heterogeneity that would undermine pooling.
4. Whether a fixed-effect or random-effects model is more appropriate and why.
5. Risk of small-study or publication bias and how to test for it.
Conclude with a clear recommendation: meta-analyze, do a narrative synthesis instead, or split into subgroups. Justify it.Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.
Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.
- {{research_question}}
- {{studies}}
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