INTEGRATED HEURISTICS-GUIDED META-ANALYSIS SYSTEM

描述：目标是开发商业上可行的、全面的、 和最先进的计算机软件，用于执行元分析 医疗保健证据。它将以“分析向导”为特色来指导更少 通过分析过程和解释的经验丰富的用户 关于结果的。该软件还将利用开发的创新成果 由P.I.提供灵活而强大的存储平台， 检索、可视化和维护临床研究数据 荟萃分析。该软件将使用这些技术无缝地 集成数据管理、分析程序和图形 功能。 这个STTRI期项目的目标是调查可行性 在元分析的实施过程中使用“分析向导” 对大量数据集执行分析以推导出规则 指导选择合适的分析方法。这些规则将 然后在样机上进行集成和测试。 集成了Meta分析软件，并提供了使用指南 统计程序将简化和标准化生产 元分析，使其更有效和可靠，并允许 用户将注意力集中在内容上，而不是元- 分析。

DESCRIPTION: The goal is to develop commercially viable, comprehensive, and state-of-the-art computer software for performing meta-analyses of health care evidence. It will feature "Analytic Wizards" to guide less experienced users through the analytic process and the interpretation of results. The software will also capitalize on innovations developed by the P.I. to provide a flexible and powerful platform for storing, retrieving, visualizing, and maintaining clinical studies data for meta-analyses. The software will employ these techniques to seamlessly integrate data management, analytical procedures and graphical functions. The goal in this STTR Phase I project is to investigate the feasibility of implementing "Analytic Wizards" in the conduct of meta-analysis by performing analyses on a large number of data sets to derive rules for guiding the selection of appropriate analytic methods. These rules will then be integrated and tested in a prototype. Integrated meta-analysis software with guidance on the use of statistical procedures will simplify and standardize the production of meta-analyses, making it more efficient and reliable, and allowing the user to concentrate on the content rather than the mechanics of meta- analysis.