Introduction to meta-analysis
This text provides a concise and clearly presented discussion of all the elements in a meta-analysis. It is illustrated with worked examples throughout, with visual explanations, using screenshots from Excel spreadsheets and computer programs such as Comprehensive Meta-Analysis (CMA) or Strata.
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Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Statistics in Practice
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470743386 |
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This text provides a concise and clearly presented discussion of all the elements in a meta-analysis. It is illustrated with worked examples throughout, with visual explanations, using screenshots from Excel spreadsheets and computer programs such as Comprehensive Meta-Analysis (CMA) or Strata. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 421 p.) : ill. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]-414) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780470743386 0470743387 9780470743379 (electronic bk.) 0470743379 (electronic bk.) |
Index Number: | R853 |
CLC: | R311 |
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Introduction -- Effect size and precision -- Fixed-effect versus random-effects models -- Heterogeneity -- Complex data structures -- Other issues -- Issues related to effect size -- Further methods -- Meta-analysis in context -- Resources and software. |