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Record Nr.

UNINA9910959994303321

Autore

Stanley T. D. <1950-, >

Titolo

Meta-regression analysis in economics and business / / T.D. Stanley and Hristos Doucouliagos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-27938-5

1-283-58675-4

9786613899200

0-203-11171-0

1-136-27939-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Routledge advances in research methods ; ; 5

Altri autori (Persone)

DoucouliagosHristos

Disciplina

330.01/519536

Soggetti

Economics - Research - Methodology

Economics - Research - Evaluation - Statistical methods

Economics literature - Evaluation - Statistical methods

Regression 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

Introduction -- Identifying and coding meta-analysis data -- Summarizing meta-analysis data -- Publication bias and its discontents -- Explaining economics research -- Economic theory and meta-regression analysis -- Further topics in meta-regression analysis -- Summary and conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

The purpose of this book is to introduce novice researchers to the tools of meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis and to summarize the state of the art for existing practitioners. Meta-regression analysis addresses the rising ""Tower of Babel"" that current economics and business research has become. Meta-analysis is the statistical analysis of previously published, or reported, research findings on a given hypothesis, empirical effect, phenomenon, or policy intervention. It is a systematic review of all the relevant scientific knowledge on a specific subject and is an essential part o