Specific term required. A procedure for this process developed by Hartung, Knapp, Sidik, and Jonkman produces better type I error rates but more frequent counterintuitive results than DerSimonian and Laird’s method. Before starting the James Lind Initiative, Iain Chalmers founded an organization that mainly engages in this process, which uses the I^2 (“i-squared”) statistic and PRISMA statements. This process often includes calculating a fail-safe number to gauge the impacts of the (*) file drawer problem. Most of the quantitative results of the Cochrane (“COCK-run”) Collaboration are from this process. This kind of research, which was developed as an alternative for narrative reviews, often involves computing and averaging effect sizes. For 10 points, name this type of research that quantitatively and systematically combines results from multiple studies. ■END■
ANSWER: meta-analysis [or meta-analyses; prompt on systematic review or literature review or quantitative review; prompt on meta-study or meta-studies]
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