Wil Vander Lugt, the son of Amanda Adcock and Chad Vander Lugt, was the state's first baby born in 2015. He arrived at 12:48 a.m. at MaineGeneral in Waterville.
1 Meta-regression is a tool used in meta-analysis to examine the impact of moderator variables on study effect size using regression-based techniques. 2  Meta-regression is more effective at this task than are standard regression techniques.
The Main Objectives of Meta-Analysis. As you now know, a meta-analysis is a summary of integrated results analyzed for their differences. Other objectives of this type of clinical review are to: Evaluate effects in different subsets of participants. Create new hypotheses to inspire future clinical studies.