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Polanin, Joshua R.; Tanner-Smith, Emily E.; Hennessy, Emily A. – Review of Educational Research, 2016
Practitioners and policymakers rely on meta-analyses to inform decision making around the allocation of resources to individuals and organizations. It is therefore paramount to consider the validity of these results. A well-documented threat to the validity of research synthesis results is the presence of publication bias, a phenomenon where…
Descriptors: Publications, Periodicals, Bias, Effect Size
Polanin, Joshua R.; Tanner-Smith, Emily E.; Hennessy, Emily A. – Grantee Submission, 2016
Practitioners and policymakers rely on meta-analyses to inform decision-making around the allocation of resources to individuals and organizations. It is therefore paramount to consider the validity of these results. A well-documented threat to the validity of research synthesis results is the presence of publication bias, a phenomenon where…
Descriptors: Publications, Periodicals, Bias, Effect Size
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Citkowicz, Martyna; Polanin, Joshua R. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
Meta-analyses are syntheses of effect-size estimates obtained from a collection of studies to summarize a particular field or topic (Hedges, 1992; Lipsey & Wilson, 2001). These reviews are used to integrate knowledge that can inform both scientific inquiry and public policy, therefore it is important to ensure that the estimates of the effect…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Accountability, Cluster Grouping, Effect Size