Multiple meta-analyses may use similar search criteria and focus on the same topic of interest, but they may yield different or sometimes discordant results. The lack of statistical methods for synthesizing these findings makes it challenging to properly interpret the results from multiple meta-analyses, especially when their results are conflicting. In this paper, we first introduce a method t...

For well-designed confirmatory research, all analysis decisions that could affect the confirmatory results should be planned and registered prior to data collection. These decisions include: the specific statistical test for each confirmatory hypothesis, whether the test is one-sided or twosided, the criterion for acceptable evidence, any transformations or adjustments to the data, any criteria...

In the last years, various tools for automatic semantic annotation of textual information have emerged. The main challenge of all approaches is to solve ambiguity of natural language and assign unique semantic entities according to the present context. To compare the different approaches a ground truth namely an annotated benchmark is essential. But, besides the actual disambiguation approach t...

The concept of sample size and statistical power estimation is now something that Optometrists that want to perform research, whether it be in practice or in an academic institution, cannot simply hide away from. Ethics committees, journal editors and grant awarding bodies are now increasingly requesting that all research be backed up with sample size and statistical power estimation in order t...