Table 9 Mean of standardized differences of effect sizes for continuous outcomes
From: The contribution of databases to the results of systematic reviews: a cross-sectional study
Database | Mean | Minimum | Q1 | Median | Q3 | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acute Respiratory Infections (n = 19) | ||||||
Medline (alone) | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.12 |
BIOSIS | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
CAB Direct | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.12 |
CINAHL | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.12 |
EMBASE | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.9 |
ERIC | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
HAPI | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.12 |
IPA | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.12 |
LILACS | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.12 |
PsycINFO | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
Infectious Diseases (n = 6) | ||||||
Medline (alone) | 0.0006 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.003 |
BIOSIS | 0.0004 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.003 |
CAB Direct | 0.0006 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.003 |
CINAHL | 0.0005 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.003 |
EMBASE | 0.0007 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.004 |
ERIC | 0.0006 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.003 |
HAPI | 0.0006 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.003 |
IPA | 0.0006 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.003 |
LILACS | 0.0006 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.003 |
PsycINFO | 0.0006 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.003 |
Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning Problems (n = 19) | ||||||
Medline/PsychINFO (alone) | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.08 |
BIOSIS | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.08 |
CAB Direct | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.08 |
CINAHL | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.08 |
EMBASE | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.08 |
ERIC | 0.004 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
HAPI | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.08 |
IPA | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.08 |
LILACS | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.08 |