metanalysis

[ met-uh-nal-uh-sis ]

noun

, plural met·a·nal·y·ses [met-, uh, -, nal, -, uh, -seez].

1. a shift in the division between words in a phrase; misdivision:

   “A nickname” resulted from metanalysis of “an ekename.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of metanalysis¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Last year, to help make the case that medication timing could have a major impact, Hogenesch and colleagues released as a preprint, ahead of peer review, a metanalysis of previous clinical trials that included the time of day that subjects received one of 48 pharmacological or surgical treatments.

From New York Times

In the meantime, researchers can create larger and more representative samples by looking at multiple small studies collectively in what’s called a metanalysis.

From New York Times

Johnson points to a recent metanalysis, published as a working paper, which analyzed 150 articles and found, on average, strong empirical evidence of people weighting losses more strongly than gains in their decision-making.

From Salon

People, things, and culture There are studies that support Damore’s assertion that women, on average, prefer working with people and men prefer working with things, like a metanalysis published in 2009 that analyzed career-interest surveys conducted since the 1970s.

From The Verge

Subsequent research, like an independent metanalysis led by Ethan Zell at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, backs up Hyde’s findings.

From The Verge