Talk:1447: Meta-Analysis
What is this "Medline, Embase and Cochrane" ? Thanks. Dams. 108.162.254.30 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
- Databases of Medical Publications 108.162.254.30 08:19, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
- Medline[1], Embase[2] and Cochrane[3] are medical research databases. You can find there studies on various drug uses or treatment plans. A useful information source if you want to compare studies on use of Allopurinol for chronic gout or else. Jkotek (talk) 08:28, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
- Seems to me that should be in the explanation, no? -- Brettpeirce (talk) 15:03, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
Would it be helpful to include a breakdown of the terms?
- Meta-Analysis = "We searched M, E, & C for [keyword]"
- Meta-Meta-Analysis = "We searched M, E, & C for 'We searched M, E, & C for [keyword]'"
- Meta-Meta-Meta-Analysis = "We searched M, E, & C for 'We searched M, E, & C for 'We searched M, E, & C for [keyword]""
Smperron (talk) 08:46, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
Your paper is rejected. //"TOO META"--Theme (talk) 08:49, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
IMHO a better would be this:
- Meta-Analysis = "We searched M, E, & C for [keyword] and compared results between each other"
- Meta-Meta-Analysis = "We analyzed how others 'search the M, E, & C for for [keyword] and compare the results'"
- Meta-Meta-Meta-Analysis = "We analyzed how other 'analyze how others search the M, E, & C for for [keyword] and compare the results'"
too meta Jkotek (talk) 15:22, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
I don't understand this explanation! Why isn't there an "Explain Explain XKCD" site? --RenniePet (talk) 23:43, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
- I don't understand this comment! We need a Explain XKCD comment comments section!--108.162.231.199 09:51, 19 November 2014 (UTC)
It seems that Randall actually enjoys rejections. 173.245.50.139 03:18, 18 November 2014 (UTC)
The term "too meta" means that something is too self referential. Not "so abstract that they can't be easily interpreted." 108.162.254.88 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)