I just failed to prove the way to derive the overall variance formula for fixed-effect model of a meta-analysis. By partial derivation the Log(likelihood function) of a fixed-effect model, it is easy to derive the formula for estimating the overall mean. However, I don't understand how the formula for estimating the overall variance comes from. Your help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
Tom
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ANOVA, or Analysis Of Variance, is used to compare the averages or means of two or more populations to better understand how they differ. Watch this tutorial for more.