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Statistical Methods for Meta-Analysis

Book1985

Authors:

Larry V. Hedges and Ingram Olkin

Statistical Methods for Meta-Analysis

Book1985

 

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    CHAPTER 1 - Introduction

    Pages 1-14

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    CHAPTER 2 - Data Sets

    Pages 15-26

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    CHAPTER 3 - Tests of Statistical Significance of Combined Results

    Pages 27-46

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    CHAPTER 4 - Vote-Counting Methods

    Pages 47-74

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    CHAPTER 5 - Estimation of a Single Effect Size: Parametric and Nonparametric Methods

    Pages 75-106

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    CHAPTER 6 - Parametric Estimation of Effect Size from a Series of Experiments

    Pages 107-145

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    CHAPTER 7 - Fitting Parametric Fixed Effect Models to Effect Sizes: Categorical Models

    Pages 147-165

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    CHAPTER 8 - Fitting Parametric Fixed Effect Models to Effect Sizes: General Linear Models

    Pages 167-188

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    CHAPTER 9 - Random Effects Models for Effect Sizes

    Pages 189-203

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    CHAPTER 10 - Multivariate Models for Effect Sizes

    Pages 205-222

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    CHAPTER 11 - Combining Estimates of Correlation Coefficients

    Pages 223-246

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    CHAPTER 12 - Diagnostic Procedures for Research Synthesis Models

    Pages 247-263

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    CHAPTER 13 - Clustering Estimates of Effect Magnitude

    Pages 265-283

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    CHAPTER 14 - Estimation of Effect Size When Not All Study Outcomes are Observed

    Pages 285-309

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    CHAPTER 15 - Meta-Analysis in the Physical and Biological Sciences

    Pages 311-325

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    APPENDIX

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    References

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    Author Index

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    Subject Index

    Pages 365-369

About the book

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The main purpose of this book is to address the statistical issues for integrating independent studies. There exist a number of papers and books that discuss the mechanics of collecting, coding, and preparing data for a meta-analysis , and we do not deal with these. Because this book concerns methodology, the content necessarily is statistical, and at times mathematical. In order to make the material accessible to a wider audience, we have not provided proofs in the text. Where proofs are given, they are placed as commentary at the end of a chapter. These can be omitted at the discretion of the reader.Throughout the book we describe computational procedures whenever required. Many computations can be completed on a hand calculator, whereas some require the use of a standard statistical package such as SAS, SPSS, or BMD. Readers with experience using a statistical package or who conduct analyses such as multiple regression or analysis of variance should be able to carry out the analyses described with the aid of a statistical package.

The main purpose of this book is to address the statistical issues for integrating independent studies. There exist a number of papers and books that discuss the mechanics of collecting, coding, and preparing data for a meta-analysis , and we do not deal with these. Because this book concerns methodology, the content necessarily is statistical, and at times mathematical. In order to make the material accessible to a wider audience, we have not provided proofs in the text. Where proofs are given, they are placed as commentary at the end of a chapter. These can be omitted at the discretion of the reader.Throughout the book we describe computational procedures whenever required. Many computations can be completed on a hand calculator, whereas some require the use of a standard statistical package such as SAS, SPSS, or BMD. Readers with experience using a statistical package or who conduct analyses such as multiple regression or analysis of variance should be able to carry out the analyses described with the aid of a statistical package.

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ISBN

978-0-08-057065-5

Language

English

Published

1985

Copyright

Copyright © 1985 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Academic Press

Authors

Larry V. Hedges

Department of Education, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Ingram Olkin

Department of Statistics and School of Education, Stanford University, Stanford, California