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Document set current to 30 July 2026
Defined term · Statistics and inference

Forest plot

A figure showing each contributing estimate with its interval against a line of no effect, with the pooled estimate where one is presented. The standard figure of the Institute’s synthesis series.

Document identifier
CEI-GT-077
Series
Defined term
Version
1.0
Published
30 Jul 2026
Last reviewed
30 Jul 2026
Certainty
Not rated

§1Forest plot

§1.2Category

Statistics and inference — Terms describing how effects are estimated and how uncertainty is expressed.

§1.3Related terms

  • Evidence synthesis — A document answering a structured question by identifying, appraising and combining the studies that bear on it, according to a protocol registered before the search was…
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