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Peer reviewedHall, Judith A.; Rosenthal, Robert – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1995
Some guidelines are offered for interpreting and evaluating meta-analytic reviews of research. The choice of unit of analysis, the issue of fixed versus random effects, the meaning of heterogeneity, the determination of appropriate contrasts, and the choice of measures of central tendency are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Effect Size, Evaluation Methods, Health
Peer reviewedBausell, R. Barker, Ed. – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1995
The six articles of this issue discuss the place of meta-analysis in the health professions and present two state-of-the-art meta-analyses using a variety of innovative methodologies, statistics, and secondary analytic procedures. A survey conducted for this issue and its sequel explores interventions to facilitate meta-analysis. (SLD)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Health
