Methods of Meta-Analysis: Correcting Error and Bias in Research Findings - Hardcover

"Methods of Meta-Analysis represents the best compilation to date on this relatively new method of statistically aggregating the results of large numbers of independently conducted social and behavioral science." 

(Bruce A. Thyer)

"The authors of the present text have been among the forceful and prolific advocates of meta-analysis. Both in the earlier edition and in the present, greatly expanded sequel, they argue persuasively that pre-meta-analytic views of research have seriously retarded the accumulation of knowledge in social science. The book makes important reading for meta-analysts and social scientists." 

(Journal of the American Statistical Association)

Developed to offer researchers an account of which methods are most useful in integrating research findings across studies, this book will enable readers to apply meta-analytic methods. The authors focus on carefully developing those techniques most applicable to social science research, and give a general conceptual description of more complex and rarely-used techniques. They review all the meta-analytic methods that have been proposed for cumulating knowledge across studies, including the narrative review and the averaging of quantitative outcome measures. They also cover error of measurement and range variation.