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Jona Lilienthal; Sibylle Sturtz; Christoph Schürmann; Matthias Maiworm; Christian Röver; Tim Friede; Ralf Bender – Research Synthesis Methods, 2024
In Bayesian random-effects meta-analysis, the use of weakly informative prior distributions is of particular benefit in cases where only a few studies are included, a situation often encountered in health technology assessment (HTA). Suggestions for empirical prior distributions are available in the literature but it is unknown whether these are…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Meta Analysis, Health Sciences, Technology
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Hong, Quan Nha; Rees, Rebecca; Sutcliffe, Katy; Thomas, James – Research Synthesis Methods, 2020
Conducting mixed methods reviews is challenging. The aim of this article is to describe a range of rationales for and approaches to mixed methods reviews, with a particular focus on one research group. A case study was conducted to describe the mixed methods review process used at the Department of Health and Social Care Reviews Facility in…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Foreign Countries, State of the Art Reviews, Evaluation Methods