- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Research Guides
- Evidence Synthesis, Systematic Review Services
- Synthesize, Map, or Describe the Results
Evidence Synthesis, Systematic Review Services : Synthesize, Map, or Describe the Results
Tools for Evidence Synthesis/Systematic Review (various)
- JBI Sumari (JBI formerly Joanna Briggs Institute)Facilitates the entire systematic review process from protocol to report, and includes team and contributor management for effective and efficient collaboration.
- litsearchrR package to facilitate quasi-automatic search strategy development for systematic reviews.
- PICO PortalEvidence synthesis platform leveraging machine learning to accelerate research and innovation. Assists with identifying relevant citations, de-duplication, screening, full-text review, and evidence mapping.
- Review Manager (RevMan), Cochrane ReviewsBespoke software for managing and writing a Cochrane Review, now available for use with non-Cochrane reviews.
- SR Toolbox (now available; revised)Online catalog of guidance and tools to support various tasks within the evidence synthesis and systematic review processes. Can apply filters by review family (scoping, systematic,...) and/or review stage (search, screen, data extraction,...).
- Systematic Review AcceleratorFreely-available suite of tools to speed up steps in the Systematic Review (SR) process.
- Web Plot DigitizerFree, open source (Web) tool to extract data from plots, images, and maps.
Resources for Analyzing and Visualizing Data
Analyze & Visualize Data, Researcher Toolkit
The Toolkit links to campus resources supporting each phase of a research project, from planning to publishing. A project of WID (Wisconsin Institute for Discovery), the Data Science Hub, DoIT, and UW-Madison Libraries.
Statistical Consulting (Department of Statistics, College of Letters and Science)
Provides assistance to faculty, staff, and students in the statistical aspects of research including project development, experimental/study design, data analyses, software use (including SAS and R), and interpretation of results.
Statistical Consulting (Social Science Computing Cooperative)
SSCC’s statistical consultants offer advice and support to researchers doing data preparation and statistical analysis. The consulting services are available for free to members of the Social Science Computing Cooperative. Other members of the campus community can receive statistical consulting on a paid basis.
R Programming
R Programming Workshops
UW-Madison Libraries and Ebling Library offer workshops on R programming for researchers. The intended audience is anyone at UW-Madison who is working with tabular research data and would like to learn how to automate data processing using the R programming language.
R, RStudio as well as SAS and SPSS software can be accessed in the InfoLab at Steenbock Library (Windows Desktop).
Meta-Analysis with R by ISBN: 9783319214160Publication Date: 2015-10-08This book provides a comprehensive introduction to performing meta-analysis using the statistical software R. It is intended for quantitative researchers and students in the medical and social sciences who wish to learn how to perform meta-analysis with R. As such, the book introduces the key concepts and models used in meta-analysis. It also includes chapters on the following advanced topics: publication bias and small study effects; missing data; multivariate meta-analysis, network meta-analysis; and meta-analysis of diagnostic studies.
- Doing Meta-Analysis with R: A Hands-On GuideHarrer, M., Cuijpers, P., Furukawa, T.A., & Ebert, D.D. (2021). Doing Meta-Analysis with R: A Hands-On Guide. Boca Raton, FL and London: Chapman & Hall/CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-367-61007-4.