STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF META-ANALYSIS IN HEALTH SCIENCE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Dr Rajendra Kumar Dash
Associate Professor in English, Dept. of BS&H, GMR Institute of Technology, Rajam, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India, E-mail: dash.rk@gmrit.edu.in
Bibha Rani Nath
(Corresponding Author), Associate Professor, Department of Education, Janata College
P.O. Serfanguri, Dist. Kokrajhar, BTAD, Assam, India, E-mail: bibhanath729@gmail.com
Dr. Anasuya Pattanayak
Professor and Head, Department of Community Health Nursing, Kalinga Institute of Nursing Sciences (KINS), KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
E-mail: anasuya.pattanayak@kins.ac.in
Abstract
The article discusses the importance of meta-analysis which is used in social sciences and health sciences to study the overall effects of results that impact policy-making. Meta-analysis is used in social science research, health science, education and psychology to study research gaps, ascertain how important analyses in the field impact the growth of research in the field ans more importantly quantitative approach provides more insights for future research. The soul of meta-analysis is the right choice of literature. While highlighting the importance of meta-analysis in social sciences and health sciences, this paper presents the importance of review studies and different steps of research.
Keywords: Meta-analysis, Health Science, Social Sciences, Review Studies, Statistical Significance of Meta-analysis