HPS432/HPS742 Research Methods C HD Notes - w/ steps to approach final exam questions

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Notes that are comprehensive of 10 weeks of module content and seminars w/ sections for easy referring during revision for finals. Module 1: Reviewing literature and levels of evidence Module 2: Starting a systematic review: Formulating a research question Module 3: Putting together a search strategy and writing a systematic review protocol Module 4: Executing the systematic review protocol (finding and sorting through studies) Module 5: Writing up a systematic review Module 6: Introduction to meta-analysis (and why we do systematic reviews) Module 7: Combining individual studies and understanding heterogeneity Module 8: Assessing publication bias in meta-analysis Module 9: Wrapping up: meta-regression, PRISMA guidelines and assessing meta-analyses Module 10: Research ethics