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Report on Certain Enteric Fever Inoculation Statistics

Author: Pearson, K
Publication data: 1904, British Medical Journal, volume 2, pages 1243-1246 PubMed
Description: Generally considered to be the first synthesis of results from separate studies, although no formal statistical methods for combining results are presented.
Importance: Breakthrough, Influence

The Probability Integral Transformation for Testing Goodness of Fit and Combining Independent Tests of Significance

Author: Pearson, ES
Publication data: 1938 Biometrika, volume 30, pages 134-148 doi:10.1093/biomet/30.1-2.134
Description: One of the first published methods for formally combining results from different experiments
Importance: Breakthrough, Influence

Combining Independent Tests of Significance

Author: Fisher, RA
Publication data: 1948, The American Statistician, volume 2, page 30
Description: One of the first published methods for formally combining results from different experiments
Importance: Breakthrough, Influence

The combination of estimates from different experiments

Author: Cochran, WG
Publication data: 1954, Biometrics, volume 10, page 101-129
Description: A comprehensive treatment of the various methods for formally combining results from different experiments
Importance: Breakthrough, Influence

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