Table 3 Meta-analytical tests that were part of the validation

Study data (per association measure/weighting)

- Association measure with 95% CI and/or P value

- Study contribution weights

Meta-analysis (per association measure/weighting)

- Association measure with 95% CI and P value

- Heterogeneity Q with 95% CI and/or P value

- Inconsistency I² with 95% CI and/or P value

- Fail-safe N with tolerance level

- Begg's rank correlation test with z-score and P value

- Egger's regression intercept with 95% CI and/or P value

- Macaskill's regression slope with 95% CI and/or P value

- Trim-and-fill studies with new association measure and 95% CI