Meta-Analysis in Excel Made Easy: Burnout Among Nurses | Forest & Funnel Plots

Learn Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis step by step in Excel using a real example of burnout among nurses in Saudi Arabia. This beginner-friendly tutorial takes you from individual study results to the final pooled estimate and explains the complete process in simple, practical language. You will learn how to calculate and interpret prevalence, standard error, 95% confidence intervals, study weights, heterogeneity (Q and I²), fixed-effect and random-effects models, and how to create and understand Forest Plots and Funnel Plots. 📊 In this tutorial, you will learn: Systematic Review vs. Meta-Analysis How to calculate prevalence Standard Error and 95% Confidence Interval Fixed vs. Random-Effects Models Q test and I² heterogeneity How to read a Forest Plot How to interpret a Funnel Plot How to calculate and interpret the pooled prevalence How to report your final meta-analysis results Example finding: The random-effects model estimated an overall pooled prevalence of approximately 46.5% (95% CI: 29.1%–63.9%), with substantial variation across the included study estimates. This tutorial is ideal for students, researchers, healthcare professionals, and beginners who want to understand meta-analysis without complicated statistical explanations.For further assistance, please contact me at fayyazm3@gmail.com