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Conducting meta-analysis using SAS / Winfred Arthur, Jr., Winston Bennett, Jr., Allen I. Huffcutt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Arthur, Winfred
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychometrics.
- Psychology--Statistical methods.
- Psychology.
- Meta-analysis.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 188 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001.
- Summary:
- Metal-Analysis of Effect Sizes. Meta-Analysis of Correlations. Outliers in Meta-Analytic Data. Summary and Guidelines for Implementing a Meta-Analysis. Appendices: Reference and Information Sources for the Behavioral and Social Sciences. Equation for Computing the Pooled Within-Group Standard Deviation. Conversion and Transformation Equations. Upper Percentage Points for the Chi-Square Distribution.
- Contents:
- 1 The Theory of Meta-Analysis
- Sampling Error and the Law of Small Numbers 5
- General Overview of Meta-Analysis 8
- Topic Selection
- Defining the Research Domain 11
- Specifying the Inclusion Criteria 11
- Searching for and Locating Relevant Studies 12
- Selecting the Final Set of Studies 12
- Extracting Data and Coding Study Characteristics 14
- Deciding to Keep Separate or to Aggregate Multiple Data Points (Effect Sizes or Correlations) From the Same Sample
- Independence and Nonindependence of Data Points 16
- Testing for and Detecting Outliers 17
- Data Analysis
- Calculating Mean Effect Sizes or Correlations, Variability, and Correcting for Artifacts; Deciding to Search for Moderators; and Selecting and Testing for Potential Moderators 17
- Interpreting Results and Making Conclusions 17
- Analyzing Meta-Analytic Data and the Advantages of the SAS PROC MEANS Approach 18
- 2 Meta-Analysis of Effect Sizes
- Calculation of Summary Statistics 22
- Estimation of Sampling Error Variance 26
- Confidence Intervals 32
- Correcting Summary Statistics for Artifacts
- Criterion Reliability 34
- Chi-Square Test for Homogeneity 36
- SAS Printout for Training Effectiveness Example 37
- Meta-Analysis Results Summary Table and Interpretation of Results for Training Effectiveness Example Used in Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, and 2.6 39
- Interpretation of Results Presented in Table 2.7 39
- Conducting Moderator Analysis in the Meta-Analysis of Effect Sizes 40
- Analysis of Moderator Variables 42
- Fully Hierarchical Moderator Analysis 46
- Interpretation of Results Presented in Table 2.13 53
- 3 Meta-Analysis of Correlations
- Statistical Artifacts 58
- Sampling Error 59
- Error of Measurement
- Independent (Predictor) and Dependent Variable (Criterion) Unreliability 59
- Range Variation and Restriction in the Independent and Dependent Variable 60
- Dichotomization of Variables 60
- Imperfect Construct Validity in the Independent Variable 60
- Imperfect Construct Validity in the Dependent Variable 61
- Errors in Data
- Computational and Typographical Errors in Data 61
- Individually Corrected Versus Artifact Distribution-Based Corrections 62
- Interactive Versus Noninteractive Artifact Distribution-Based Corrections 63
- Calculation of Summary Statistics 63
- Estimation of Sampling Error Variance 65
- Chi-Square Test for Variation Across Studies (Data Points) 70
- Confidence Intervals 71
- Correcting Summary Statistics for Multiple Attenuating Artifacts 75
- Artifact Distributions 78
- Compound Attenuation Factor 79
- [rho](rho)
- Estimate of Fully Corrected Population Correlation 80
- Compound Variance Factor 81
- Variance due to Attenuating Artifacts 81
- True (Residual) Variance in rs 82
- Total Variance Accounted for by Sampling Error and Attenuating Artifact Factors 82
- Variance of [rho] (rho) 83
- Conducting Moderator Analysis in the Meta-Analysis of Correlations 85
- Credibility Intervals 87
- Confidence Intervals 89
- Chi-Square Test for Homogeneity of Corrected Correlations 91
- Analysis of Moderator Variables 93
- SAS Printouts for Mental Rotation Test Validity Example 96
- Meta-Analysis Results Summary Table and Interpretation of Results for Mental Rotation Test Validity Example in Tables 3.1 Through 3.6 99
- Interpretation of Results Presented in Table 3.7 103
- Fully Hierarchical Moderator Analysis 104
- Interpretation of Results Presented in Table 3.12 110
- 4 Outliers in Meta-Analytic Data
- Outliers in Meta-Analytic Data 117
- The Sample-Adjusted Meta-Analytic Deviancy (SAMD) Statistic 119
- SAS Printouts for SAMD Examples and SAMD Scree Plots 123
- Computing SAMD Values with Individually Corrected Correlations 141
- Computing SAMD Values with Individually Corrected Effect Sizes 141
- 5 Summary and Guidelines for Implementing a Meta-Analysis
- Summary of SAS PROC MEANS Procedure 143
- Guidelines and Pointers 144
- Appendix B Equation for Computing the Pooled Within-Group Standard Deviation 159
- Appendix D Upper Percentage Points for the Chi-Square Distribution 165.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-174) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0805839771
- 0805838090
- OCLC:
- 45958005
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