Methods of Meta-Analysis

by Hunter, John E.; Schmidt, Frank L.

• ISBN13: 9780803932227
• ISBN10: 0803932227
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1990-01-01
• Publisher: Sage Pubns

Summary

Meta-analysis is arguably the most important methodological innovation in the social and behavioral sciences in the last 25 years. Developed to offer researchers an informative account of which methods are most useful in integrating research findings across studies, this book will enable the reader to apply, as well as understand, meta-analytic methods. Rather than taking an encyclopedic approach, the authors have focused on carefully developing those techniques that are most applicable to social science research, and have given a general conceptual description of more complex and rarely-used techniques. Fully revised and updated, Methods of Meta-Analysis, Second Edition is the most comprehensive text on meta-analysis available today.

Table of Contents

Preface	13	(20)
Acknowledgments	20	(3)
Part I. Introduction to Meta-Analysis
Integrating Research Findings Across Studies	23	(20)
Study Artifacts and their Impact on Study Outcomes	43	(50)
Part II. Meta-Analysis of Correlations
Meta-Analysis of Correlations Corrected Individually for Artifacts	93	(65)
Meta-Analysis of Correlations Using Artifact Distributions	158	(41)
Technical Questions in Meta-Analysis of Correlations	199	(32)
Part III. Meta-Analysis of Experimental Effects and Other Dichotomous Comparisons
Treatment Effects: Experimental Artifacts and Their Impact	231	(36)
Meta-Analysis Methods for d Values	267	(72)
Technical Questions in Meta-Analysis of d Values	339	(72)
Part IV. General Issues in Meta-Analysis
Second-Order Sampling Error and Related Issues	411	(40)
Cumulation of Findings Within Studies	451	(17)
Methods of Integrating Findings Across Studies	468	(22)
Locating, Selecting, and Evaluating Studies	490	(16)
General Criticisms of Meta-Analysis	506	(29)
Summary of Psychometric Meta-Analysis	535	(6)
Appendix	541	(20)
References	561	(16)
Author Index	577	(3)
Subject Index	580	(12)
About the Authors	592