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Hartwig, Fernando P.; Davey Smith, George; Schmidt, Amand F.; Sterne, Jonathan A. C.; Higgins, Julian P. T.; Bowden, Jack – Research Synthesis Methods, 2020
Meta-analyses based on systematic literature reviews are commonly used to obtain a quantitative summary of the available evidence on a given topic. However, the reliability of any meta-analysis is constrained by that of its constituent studies. One major limitation is the possibility of small-study effects, when estimates from smaller and larger…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Research Methodology, Effect Size, Robustness (Statistics)
Keselman, Joanne C.; And Others – 1993
Meta-analytic methods were used to summarize results of Monte Carlo (MC) studies investigating the robustness of various statistical procedures for testing within-subjects effects in split-plot repeated measures designs. Through a literature review, accessible MC studies were identified, and characteristics (simulation factors) and outcomes (rates…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Foreign Countries, Interaction, Least Squares Statistics
Elmore, Patricia B.; Woehlke, Paula L. – 1996
A content analysis was conducted of three educational research journals published by the American Educational Research Association to review the quantitative and qualitative techniques used in educational research. All articles appearing in these three journals from 1988 through 1995 (total n=1,715) were considered. Research methods were…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Analysis of Variance, Bayesian Statistics, Content Analysis