Advanced Basic Meta-Analysis

This book presents an overview of the strategies, techniques, and procedures of meta-analysis - the statistical integration of the results of independent studies. In a user-friendly style, Dr. Mullen introduces the rules and procedures of effective meta-analysis integration through the use of a single, meta-analytic database. This database helps to illustrate procedures of data reconstruction, transformation to common statistical metrics, and the application of meta-analytic statistical formulae. The book is conveniently organized to follow the same sequence of steps that one follows in conducting a successful meta-analytic integration. Readers' benefit from the book's presentation of the implicit assumptions and strategies that guide successful meta-analytic integrations: the need to conduct an exhaustive search to include all relevant studies; the methods for precisely extracting the statistical tests of the hypothesis included in the database; and the reasons for using the most defensible indicators of meta-analytic moderators. A revision of Advanced Basic Meta-Analysis, this new edition is now available with a Windows-based meta-analytic database management system.
This program allows users to create, modify, and update a database, and perform a full complement of meta-analytic statistics and graphical displays with speed and flexibility. The book and software are independent of one another and can be used separately or in concert with one another. Advanced Basic Meta-Analysis, 2/e provides readers with several unique features: coverage of both introductory and advanced topics; the meta-analytic database management system; coverage of several innovative approaches to testing theory with meta-analysis; and examples of results from both appropriate and inappropriate meta-analytic procedures. This book is ideal for both those who are new to meta-analysis, as well as those familiar with the technique but are interested in learning more about meta-analytic theory testing. Researchers and advanced students in the areas of social, clinical, educational, developmental, community, cross-cultural, and organizational psychology, as well as sociology, social work, criminology, marketing and communications research, public health, epidemiology, economics, and public policy will benefit from this user-friendly overview of the procedure.