Forest plot

How it is used

Common in meta-analysis; explain symbols and intervals.

Example sentences

1. The forest plot shows wide intervals for the three smallest studies.

   Wide intervals indicate limited precision in these estimates.

2. We added a forest plot so readers could compare individual and pooled estimates.

   The display links component studies to the synthesis.

Common collocations

• interpret a forest plot
• forest plot of effect estimates

Related terms

• meta-analysisA statistical method that combines the results of many independent studies on the same question to produce an overall estimate of an effect.
• statistical analysisThe examination of data using statistical methods to describe patterns, test ideas, and estimate relationships or differences.

More terms: Data and Analysis

• data
• findings
• analysis
• significant
• draw a conclusion
• correlation
• thematic analysis
• account for
• interpret
• dataset
• mean
• standard deviation