Why use Comprehensive Meta-Analysis

for the Researcher

CMA is incredibly easy to learn and use, with a clear and intuitive interface.  The interactive guide will walk you through all steps in the analysis, allowing new users to be productive within minutes.

for the Statistician

CMA was developed in collaboration with many of the recognized experts in the field of meta-analysis, both in the US and the UK. It includes a wide array of sophisticated options for data entry, analysis, and display.

for the Academic instructor

With CMA, the logic of meta-analysis comes alive.  Use the program to help explain complex issues, such as the impact of study weights on the combined effect, the implications of heterogeneity, or the distinction between fixed effect and random effects models.

Developed by a team of experts

CMA was developed by recognized experts in the field of meta-analysis, both in the US and the UK.

Comprehensive Meta-Analysis will allow you to:

• Work with a spreadsheet interface
• Compute the treatment effect (or effect size) automatically
• Perform the meta-analysis quickly and accurately
• Create a high-resolution forest plot with a single click
• Perform a cumulative meta-analysis
• Perform a sensitivity analysis
• Assess the impact of moderator variables
• Work with multiple subgroups or outcomes within studies
• Assess the potential impact of publication bias
• Work with subsets of the data

Funded by the National Institutes of Health

Development of this program was funded by the National Institutes of Health in the US, under the SBIR program. The program was funded under the following grants.

Computer program for meta-analysis *
Combining data types in meta-analysis (AG021360) **
Publication bias in meta-analysis (AG20052) **
Software for meta regression (AG024771) **
Forest plots for meta-analysis  (RDA019280A) ***