Product Key Features
Number of Pages264 Pages
Publication NamePractical Meta-Analysis
LanguageEnglish
SubjectResearch, Statistics
Publication Year2000
TypeTextbook
AuthorDavid Wilson, Mark W. Lipsey
Subject AreaSocial Science
SeriesApplied Social Research Methods Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN00-035379
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"A book that describes the steps involved in a meta-analysis in an easy-to-understand format (not just as a cookbook recipe) will be a useful addition to the literature. Practical Meta-Analysis aptly fills this niche." -- Chockalingam Viswesvaran * ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH METHODS, April 2002 *, A book that describes the steps involved in a meta-analysis in an easy-to-understand format (not just as a cookbook recipe) will be a useful addition to the literature. Practical Meta-Analysis aptly fills this niche.
Series Volume Number49
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal300/.7/2
Table Of ContentIntroductionProblem Specification and Study RetrievalSelecting, Computing and Coding the Effect Size StatisticDeveloping a Coding Scheme and Coding Study ReportsData ManagementAnalysis Issues and StrategiesComputational Techniques for Meta-Analysis DataInterpreting and Using Meta-Analysis Results
SynopsisBy integrating and translating the current methodological andstatistical work into a practical guide, the authors of this text provide readers with a state-of-the-art introduction tothe various approaches to doing meta-analysis., What research designs and methodological features qualify a study for meta-analysis and which disqualify it? What types of research reports are appropriate for the meta-analysis? What is the cultural and linguistic range of the studies to be included? By integrating and translating the current methodological and statistical work into a practical guide, the authors address these questions to provide readers with a state-of-the-art introduction to the various approaches to doing meta-analysis., By integrating and translating the current methodological and statistical work into a practical guide, the authors of this text provide readers with a state-of-the-art introduction to the various approaches to doing meta-analysis.
LC Classification NumberHA29.L83153 2000