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used, whereas in a meta-analysis of continuous outcomes, Hedges’s gand Cohen’s dmeasures are commonly used. An overall effect size is computed as a weighted average of study-specific effect sizes, with more precise (larger) studies having larger weights. The weights are determined by the chosen meta-analysis model; see Meta-analysis models.

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