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Record Nr.

UNINA9910143986503321

Autore

Hartung Joachim, Prof. Dr.

Titolo

Statistical meta-analysis with applications [[electronic resource] /] / Joachim Hartung, Guido Knapp, Bimal K. Sinha

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, 2008

ISBN

1-118-21096-4

1-281-78801-5

9786611788018

0-470-38634-7

0-470-38633-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Collana

Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics ; ; v.738

Classificazione

QH 235

SK 850

Altri autori (Persone)

KnappGuido

SinhaBimal K. <1946->

Disciplina

519.5

519.5/6

Soggetti

Statistical hypothesis testing

Meta-analysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Statistical Meta-Analysis With Applications; CONTENTS; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Various Measures of Effect Size; 3 Combining Independent Tests; 4 Methods of Combining Effect Sizes; 5 Inference about a Common Mean of Several Univariate Normal Populations; 6 Tests of Homogeneity in Meta-Analysis; 7 One-way Random Effects Model; 8 Combining Controlled Trials with Normal Outcomes; 9 Combining Controlled Trials with Discrete Outcomes; 10 Meta-Regression; 11 Multivariate Meta-Analysis; 12 Bayesian Meta-Analysis; 13 Publication Bias; 14 Recovery of lnterblock Information; 15 Combination of Polls

16 Vote Counting Procedures17 Computational Aspects; 18 Data Sets; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

An accessible introduction to performing meta-analysis across various areas of research The practice of meta-analysis allows researchers to obtain findings from various studies and compile them to verify and



form one overall conclusion. Statistical Meta-Analysis with Applications presents the necessary statistical methodologies that allow readers to tackle the four main stages of meta-analysis: problem formulation, data collection, data evaluation, and data analysis and interpretation. Combining the authors' expertise on the topic with a wealth of up-to-date information, this book suc