How Science Takes Stock: Story of Meta-Analysis - Hardcover

Describes the emergence and several applications of a technique that numerically combines diverse research findings on a single question to reveal their central tendency, which some scientists claim provides more reliable conclusions than any single investigation. Hunt talks with the researchers who have developed meta-analysis and are using it in the social sciences, psychotherapy, education, health risks, and the outcome of medical procedures. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.