Considerations and recommendations for figures in Cochrane reviews : graphs of statistical data

RevMan can perform and display meta-analyses of dichotomous data, continuous data and ‘O – E’ statistics and estimates and standard errors (Deeks 2001, Higgins 2008). It also allows graphical displays to be imported that have been created using different software. The purpose of this document is to provide recommendations from the Statistical Methods Group (SMG) of the Cochrane Collaboration regarding the content of graphical displays. It is intended to cover forest plots as displayed by RevMan and additional figures that review authors may wish to include in a Cochrane review.