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Method glossary

vote-counting

Counting how many studies fell on each side, without combining the effect sizes — a weak synthesis.

Source
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions (6.5)
Higgins JPT, Thomas J, Chandler J, Cumpston M, Li T, Page MJ, Welch VA (editores)
https://www.cochrane.org/authors/handbooks-and-manuals/handbook/current
Where, in the source
ch. 12, §12.2.1.3 — Vote counting based on the direction of effect
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2026-08-10
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