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Area of Science:

Biostatistics
Statistical Methods
Meta-Analysis

Background:

P-value combination methods are crucial in meta-analysis.
Fisher's method and the inverse normal method are commonly used.
Fisher's method has limitations in handling studies of different sizes.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare the performance of different P-value combination methods.
To evaluate the effectiveness of the weighted Z-test against Fisher's method and its variations.
To identify optimal strategies for meta-analysis P-value combination.

Main Methods:

Comparison of the weighted Z-test (weighted inverse normal method) with Fisher's method.
Evaluation of a variation of Fisher's method by Chen (Lancaster's method).
Analysis of P-value combination power, considering study size and weighting schemes.

Main Results:

The weighted Z-test demonstrates superior power compared to Fisher's method for one-sided T-tests.
Lancaster's variation of Fisher's method showed higher power than the weighted Z-test in some scenarios.
The weighted Z-test achieves comparable power to Lancaster's method when weights are proportional to the square root of sample sizes.

Conclusions:

The weighted Z-test is a powerful and appealing method for P-value combination in meta-analysis.
Weighting strategies, such as using square roots of sample sizes, enhance the performance of the weighted Z-test.
While no single method is universally best, the weighted Z-test offers flexibility and strong performance, especially when incorporating additional information.