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Peer reviewedHauser-Cram, Penny – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1983
Some of the advantages of meta-analysis as a useful approach to synthesizing research studies are described, along with caveats that a careful analyst should consider when applying this approach to research data. (LC)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Demography, Educational Research, Effect Size
Misanchuk, Earl R. – Journal of Instructional Development, 1984
Reviews problems involved in analyzing data on educational or training needs and details use of the proportionate reduction in error (PRE) approach (Hildebrand, et al., 1977), which predicts the probability that certain combinations of a joint distribution will occur, then tests to see how closely the prediction matches the observation. (MBR)
Descriptors: Charts, Competence, Data Analysis, Educational Needs
