forest plot

noun

A graphical display used in meta-analysis designed to illustrate the relative strength of treatment effects in multiple quantitative scientific studies addressing the same question.

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Meanings

nounforest plot (plural forest plots)

plural forest plots

  1. mathematicsA graphical display used in meta-analysis designed to illustrate the relative strength of treatment effects in multiple quantitative scientific studies addressing the same question.
  2. wood lot
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forest plot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forest%20plot

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