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trier (iou) and meta-analysis (medicine)


trier (iou)



trier noun. ME.
[from TRY verb + -ER1.]
A person who examines and determines a cause or question; a judge. ME.
A person who or thing which tests or proves something; a tester, a test. L15.
A person who or thing which separates some material from impurities. E16.
Either of two people appointed by a court of law to determine whether a challenge made to a juror is well founded. E16.
Hist. A member of the House of Lords sitting as a member of a jury at the trial of a peer for treason or felony. Usu. in pl. (also as Lords triers). M16.
An umpire in Sports or Games. Now dial. E17.
Ecclesiastical History. Any of a body of commissioners appointed in 1654 for the approbation of all public preachers and lecturers before their admission to benefices. M17.
a. A thing devised to test quality. L18.
b. A trying or difficult thing; a thing that tries one's patience. L18.
Hist. A member of a committee appointed by the monarch to determine to which court petitions should be referred, and if necessary to report them to the parliament. Usu. in pl. M19.
A person who tries or attempts to do something; a person who perseveres. L19.

meta-analysis (medicine)


meta-analysis
<statistics> A quantitative method of combining the results of independent studies (usually drawn from the published literature) and synthesizing summaries and conclusions which may be used to evaluate therapeutic effectiveness or to plan new studies.

With application chiefly in the areas of research and medicine. It is often an overview of clinical trials. It is usually called a meta-analysis by the author or sponsoring body and should be differentiated from reviews of the literature.