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Meta-analysis is commonly used in sport and exercise science to synthesize empirical studies.
Practitioners should consider using meta-analysis to inform their understanding of empirical studies.
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Meta-analysis has become commonplace within sport and exercise science for synthesising and summarising empirical studies.
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Meta-Analysis of Variation in Sport and Exercise Science
J. Steele et al. · 2022
DOI 10.51224/srxiv.214
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