A forest plot portrays information about which of the following for each study in the meta-analysis?
A) 95% CIs around an effect size
B) Number of study participants
C) Quality assessment scores
D) Sample size and standard errors
A
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A forest plot graphs the effect size for each study, together with the 95% CI around each estimate, not the number of study participants, quality assessment scores, or sample size and standard errors.
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