The
correct answer is meta-analysis. Meta-analysis is statistical analysis that combines
results from multiple researches to increase power over individual studies and
improve estimates of the size of certain effect. Advantages of this method are:
results can be generalized to a larger population, the precision and accuracy
of estimates can be improved as more data is used, inconsistency of results
across studies can be quantified and analyzed, moderators can be included to
explain variation between studies, hypothesis testing can be applied on summary
estimates and the presence of publication bias can be investigated