The handbook of research synthesis and meta-analysis / edited by Harris Cooper, Larry V. Hedges, and Jeffrey C. Valentine.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cooper, Harris M.

Hedges, Larry V.

Valentine, Jeff C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research--Methodology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Research.

Research--Methodology.

Research--Statistical methods.

Information storage and retrieval systems--Research.

Information storage and retrieval systems--Research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Information storage and retrieval systems.

Research--Statistical methods--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xvi, 615 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2009]

Contents:

Part I Introduction 1

1 Research Synthesis as a Scientific Process / Harris Cooper, Larry V. Hedges 3

Part II Formulating A Problem 17

2 Hypotheses and Problems in Research Synthesis / Harris Cooper 19

3 Statistical Considerations / Larry V. Hedges 37

Part III Searching The Literature 49

4 Scientific Communication and Literature Retrieval / Howard D. White 51

5 Using Reference Databases / Jeffrey G. Reed, Pam M. Baxter 73

6 Grey Literature / Hannah R. Rothstein, Sally Hopewell 103

Part IV Coding The Literature 129

7 Judging the Quality of Primary Research / Jeffrey C. Valentine 129

8 Identifying Interesting Variables and Analysis Opportunities / Mark W. Lipsey 147

9 Systematic Coding / David B. Wilson 159

10 Evaluating Coding Decisions / Robert G. Orwin, Jack L. Vevea 177

Part V Statistically Describing Study Outcomes 205

11 Vote-Counting Procedures in Meta-Analysis / Brad J. Bushman, Morgan C. Wang 207

12 Effect Sizes for Continuous Data / Michael Borenstein 221

13 Effect Sizes for Dichotomous Data / Joseph L. Fleiss, Jesse A. Berlin 237

Part VI Statistically Combining Effect Sizes 255

14 Combining Estimates of Effect Size / William R. Shadish, C. Keith Haddock 257

15 Analyzing Effect Sizes: Fixed-Effects Models / Spyros Konstantopoulos, Larry V. Hedges 279

16 Analyzing Effect Sizes: Random-Effects Models / Stephen W. Raudenbush 295

17 Correcting for the Distorting Effects of Study Artifacts in Meta-Analysis / Frank L. Schmidt, Huy Le, In-Sue Oh 317

Part VII Special Statistical Issues and Problems 335

18 Effect Sizes in Nested Designs / Larry V. Hedges 337

19 Stochastically Dependent Effect Sizes / leon J. Gleser, Ingram Olkin 357

20 Model-Based Meta-Analysis / Betsy Jane Becker 377

Part VIII Data Interpretation 397

21 Handling Missing Data / Therese D. Pigott 399

22 Sensitivity Analysis and Diagnostics / Joel B. Greenhouse, Satish Iyengar 417

23 Publication Bias / Alex J. Sutton 435

Part IX Tying Research Synthesis To Substantive Issues 453

24 Advantages of Certainty and Uncertainty / Wendy Wood, Alice H. Eagly 455

25 Research Synthesis and Public Policy / David S. Cordray, Paul Morphy 473

Part X Reporting The Results 495

26 Visual and Narrative Interpretation / Geoffrey D. Borman, Jeffrey A. Grigg 497

27 Reporting Format / Mike Clarke 521

Part XI Summary 535

28 Threats to the Validity of Generalized Inferences / Georg E. Matt, Thomas D. Cook 537

29 Potentials and Limitations / Harris Cooper, Larry V. Hedges 561.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: The handbook of research synthesis / edited by Harris Cooper and Larry V. Hedges. c1994.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780871541635

0871541637

OCLC:

264670503