The Handbook of Research Synthesis and Meta-analysis

by Cooper, Harris; Hedges, Larry V.; Valentine, Jeffrey C.

• ISBN13: 9780871541635
• ISBN10: 0871541637
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-02-28
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
About the Authors	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Research Synthesis as a Scientific Process	p. 3
Formulating A Problem	p. 17
Hypotheses and Problems in Research Synthesis	p. 19
Statistical Considerations	p. 37
Searching The Literature	p. 49
Scientific Communication and Literature Retrieval	p. 51
Using Reference Databases	p. 73
Grey Literature	p. 103
Coding The Literature	p. 129
Judging the Quality of Primary Research	p. 129
Identifying Interesting Variables and Analysis Opportunities	p. 147
Systematic Coding	p. 159
Evaluating Coding Decisions	p. 177
Statistically Describing Study Outcomes	p. 205
Vote-Counting Procedures in Meta-Analysis	p. 207
Effect Sizes for Continuous Data	p. 221
Effect Sizes for Dichotomous Data	p. 237
Statistically Combining Effect Sizes	p. 255
Combining Estimates of Effect Size	p. 257
Analyzing Effect Sizes: Fixed-Effects Models	p. 279
Analyzing Effect Sizes: Random-Effects Models	p. 295
Correcting for the Distorting Effects of Study Artifacts in Meta-Analysis	p. 317
Special Statistical Issues and Problems	p. 335
Effect Sizes in Nested Designs	p. 337
Stochastically Dependent Effect Sizes	p. 357
Model-Based Meta-Analysis	p. 377
Data Interpretation	p. 397
Handling Missing Data	p. 399
Sensitivity Analysis and Diagnostics	p. 417
Publication Bias	p. 435
Tying Research Synthesis To Substantive Issues	p. 453
Advantages of Certainty and Uncertainty	p. 455
Research Synthesis and Public Policy	p. 473
Reporting The Results	p. 495
Visual and Narrative Interpretation	p. 497
Reporting Format	p. 521
Summary	p. 535
Threats to the Validity of Generalized Inferences	p. 537
Potentials and Limitations	p. 561
Glossary	p. 573
	p. 585
	p. 591
Index	p. 595
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