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   Metanalysis
   In linguistics, metanalysis is the act of breaking down a word or phrase into segments or meanings not original to it. The term was coined by the linguist Otto Jespersen, from Greek elements meaning "a change of breakdown". One example from English is a huge number of verbs of Latinate origin appea...
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   Metanalysis
   Metanalysis: A technique currently popular in medical research, whereby all data from all available studies of something are combined, at times regardless of the quality of the data. The technique is used by researchers to get a maximum amount of statistical information (the most 'power' possible), ...
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   metanalysis
   A statistical technique where all data from all available studies of something are combined, regardless of data quality. The technique is used by researchers to get a maximum of statistical information without worrying about distortion in the results. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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