Advanced Basic Meta-Analysis: Version 1.10

by Brian Mullen

In response to the growing emphasis on precision in the summarization and integration of research literature, "Advanced BASIC Meta-Analysis" presents an overview of strategies, techniques, and procedures used in meta-analysis.The book and software provide an integrated and comprehensive combination of meta-analytic tools for the statistical integration of independent study results. "Advanced BASIC Meta-Analysis" has three distinct * to provide a clear and user-friendly introduction to the procedures and rules of effective meta-analytic integration;* to present the implicit assumptions and strategies that guide successful meta-analytic integrations; and* to develop a meta-analytic database management system that allows users to create, modify, and update a database, including the relevant statistical information and predictors, for a given research domain.The companion software system allows users to perform a full complement of meta-analytic statistical functions with the speed and flexibility of a database management system. It can also construct a wide array of meta-analytic graphic displays. This text and software package serves as a useful introduction to the quantitative assessment of research domains for those new to meta-analyses. It is also a valuable sourcebook for those who have already conducted meta-analyses.

180 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 1989