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Jacob Sierra Díaz
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  1. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis

    This section includes the applications and software used in the systematic review and meta-analysis.

  2. Reference managers

    This section includes the first tools for research designed to organize, store, and format bibliographic references efficiently.

  3. Zotero icon
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    Zotero is a free, open-source reference manager that enables one-click capture of references from websites and databases. It provides powerful organization tools, synchronization across devices, and supports citation in thousands of styles through plugins for Word, LibreOffice, and Google Docs, along with an extensive ecosystem of add-ons for customization.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Microsoft Word
    • Google Docs
    • LibreOffice
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Mendeley is a reference manager from Elsevier that helps researchers organize PDFs, extract metadata, and create citations with ease. It integrates with Microsoft Word for in-text citations and bibliography generation, offers cloud storage and collaboration through shared groups, and includes a web importer for capturing references from online sources.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Generate Bibliographies in Word and OpenOffice
    Annotate PDFs
    Sync from Zotero
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  5. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis

    This section includes the applications and software used in the systematic review and meta-analysis.

  6. Cadima icon
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    Systematic review software (whole process) | CADIMA is an open-access online platform designed to support the entire workflow of systematic reviews and evidence syntheses. It is particularly useful for managing literature screening, data extraction, and documentation in a transparent and reproducible manner. CADIMA enables collaborative work among reviewers, provides structured templates for data collection, and ensures compliance with best-practice guidelines for systematic reviews.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Consistency check preview
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    Systematic review software (focused on screening) | Rayyan is particularly useful for managing the two levels of screening required in a systematic review: title/abstract screening and full-text screening. It also facilitates peer assessment of the selection process by enabling blinded decisions and conflict resolution among reviewers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  8. HubMeta icon
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    Systematic review software (focused on screening) | HubMeta integrates Artificial Intelligence in the search equation and screening process.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Overview of the process
    Search equation module with Artificial Intelligence
    DeepScan level
  9. Meta-analysis software (Statistical application) | CMA is only available for Windows. You can use it on Mac with virtual machines.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Example of analysis with CMA
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    Meta-analysis software (Statistical application) | ProMeta 3 is an interesting free alternative to CMA and it is user-friendly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Systematic review and meta-analysis software | RevMan 5 is suitable for Cochrane systematic review and/or meta-analysis

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    RevMan main interface
  12. Popular spreadsheet

    This is the typical software to do basic (or even advance) data analysis. What I really like about these spreadsheets is that I can customize the input and output (such as changing colors). Although I use the following section to perform statistical analysis, I always prepare a preliminar dataset using one of the following software.

  13. (1.1) M.O. Excel is the main spreadsheet that I use to prepare my dataset before using a specific statistical package. What I love most is that I can color the cells, which is very visual for reviewing the dataset.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    excel 365
    A new document in Excel 2013 on Windows 8
  14. Numbers icon
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    (1.2) Well, this is a great alternative for Excel. Sometimes I used the iCloud version, specially when I have to use a computer that is not mine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  15. Data analysis software

    When the spreadsheet is digitally prepared, I use specific software to conduct the analysis.

  16. (2.1) This is the most important statistical software in which I conduct the majority of statistical analysis. I really love the Graphical User Interface and the way IBM enable you to execute simple and complex analysis. It is very intuitive.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    IBM SPSS Statistics screenshot 1
  17. (3.1) R is a programming language very useful to perform complex statistical analysis. You can create specific operations or use different functions by the myriad of macros available on the Internet. In addition, there is a powerful and interesting community around R. R only works by syntax (no Graphical User Interface such SPSS)

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    On Unix
    On Mac
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    (3.2) This is the "friendly" version of R. I love this application too, and help me to understand the operations and the syntax behind R.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Xfce
    RStudio on Windows
    RStudio on Mac OS X
    RStudio on Ubuntu Linux
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    (4.1) A good (and free) alternative to SPSS or R is Jamovi. Here, you can conduct simple and complex data analysis in a user-friendly environment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Online
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  20. JASP icon
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    (4.2) JASP is an interesting alternative to Jamovi and the aforementioned software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Flathub
    JASP screenshot 1
    JASP screenshot 1
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  21. Orange icon
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    (5.1) Finally, Orange is a creative and relevant way to perform statistical analysis. It is very warm. I am sure that you will not consider Statistics boring anymore.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    A data mining workflow.
    Hierarchical clustering.
    Image analytics.
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    Analysis of misclassified data instances.

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