Teaching-oriented tool for running simple meta-analyses
MetaLight is a freely available software application that runs simple meta-analyses and contains functionalities to primarily facilitate the teaching and learning of meta-analysis. The tool is mainly for use by students in the classroom and for conducting student assignments. Its interface has been designed for users to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between effect sizes and their appearance on the forest plot, the impact on results of selecting a fixed or random effects model, and how funnel plots are constructed. It also contains a forest plot exercise feature that enables students to 'draw' a forest plot based on descriptive text, rather than being presented with one to interpret.
