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Book Detail
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Introduction to Meta-Analysis
Borenstein, Michael
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Affiliation: Biostat Inc, New Jersey Audience: Professional and scholarly Dimensions: 10.0 x 1.2 x 7.05 in
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Synopsis:
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. * Shows 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. * Explains how to avoid common mistakes in meta-analysis. * Discusses controversies in meta-analysis. * Includes sections on additional readings and other resources. The book's approach is primarily conceptual, but with sufficient detail so that readers can implement the procedures in their own research. Key ideas are introduced using text and figures, followed by the relevant formulas and worked examples. These examples, as well as additional exercises and materials, may be downloaded from the book's web site (www.Meta-Analysis.com). The authors have extensive experience in the theory and application of meta-analysis. As a group, they have hundreds of publications in this area, as well as many years of experience teaching meta-analysis to researchers, clinicians and statisticians. This book builds on this foundation and will serve equally well as the text for a course in meta-analysis, as a resource for self-study, or as a reference.
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