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This book provides a clear and thorough introduction to meta-analysis, the process of synthesizing data from a series of separate studies. Meta-analysis has become a critically important tool in fields as diverse as medicine, pharmacology, epidemiology, education, psychology, business, and ecology. Introduction to Meta-Analysis:
- Outlines the role of meta-analysis in the research process
- hows how to compute effects sizes and treatment effects
- Explains the fixed-effect and random-effects models for synthesizing data
- Demonstrates how to assess and interpret variation in effect size across studies
- Clarifies concepts using text and figures, followed by formulas and examples
- Explains how to avoid common mistakes in meta-analysis
- Discusses controversies in meta-analysis
- Features a web site with additional material and exerciseshttp://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Meta-Analysis-Statistics-Practice-Borenstein/dp/0470057246/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260825956&sr=1-1
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