問:最近投了一篇 meta-analysis 被 reject,但因為 editor 跟 reviewer 給的 comment 令人困惑,想請老師們幫忙解惑。以下列出幾項比較苦惱的。
- Absolute mean difference would have been better to assess over SMD
- Jadad scoring is hardly ever used these days. Please consider using the Cochrane risk of bias tool
另外,CMA 作圖時,要怎麼設定成 SMD 或 Hedges’ g?
答:(蔡依橙)
如果他是要你 revision 即可照改,但如果他是退稿的話,可能只是找點理由而已。值得參考的就聽,但覺得不合理的就不用理他。