75-90 minutes
 

What you can expect to learn (learning outcomes)

This module will teach you to:

• Recognize the key features of the study selection process
• Identify the data required from a study included in a Cochrane Review
• Recognize the different types and formats of outcome data in the included studies
• Extract the data from the included studies

Authors, contributors, and how to cite this module
 

Module 4 has been written and compiled by Dario Sambunjak, Miranda Cumpston and Chris Watts, Cochrane Central Executive Team.

A full list of acknowledgements, including our expert advisors from across Cochrane, is available at the end of each module page.

This module should be cited as: Sambunjak D, Cumpston M, Watts C. Module 4: Selecting studies and collecting data. In: Cochrane Interactive Learning: Conducting an intervention review. Cochrane, 2017. Available from https://training.cochrane.org/interactivelearning/module-4-selecting-studies-and-collecting-data.

Update and feedback

The module was last updated in January 2025.

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