Dear experts,

I did not find an answer in the tutorial which did not tell the minimum number of literatures required to be included in a meta-analysis using SDM software.So, I'd like to ask the experts about this.

Thanks very much

you lantao

Hi youlantao97,

When I conduct a meta-analysis, I always include no less than 10 studies by default. However some topics of interest are difficult to find 10 and more articles, at which point I conduct an exploration of interest.

I am also interested to know if it is mandatory to include no less than 10 articles when using SDM software for meta-analysis? What is the reason for such a requirement?

Thanks,
Susie Yu.