TY - BOOK ID - 145167339 TI - Introduction to meta-analysis AU - Borenstein, Michael AU - Hedges, Larry V. AU - Higgins, Julian P. T. AU - Rothstein, Hannah R. PY - 2009 SN - 1119964377 1282123432 9786612123436 1118303342 0470743387 0470743379 PB - Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, DB - UniCat KW - Meta-analysis. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:145167339 AB - 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 ER -