Introduction to Meta-Analysis (Statistics in Practice)

Born from the teachings of a popular meta-analysis course, this text provides a concise and clearly presented discussion of all the elements in a meta-analysis. Starting with the explanation of basic concepts and will present a concise, clear discussion of all elements in meta-analysis. Many points are explained visually by using screenshots from Excel spreadsheets and computer programs such as Comprehensive Meta-Analysis (CMA) or Stata. Readers will also be encouraged to work through examples on their own using these programs, instructional versions of which will be provided by the book’s website. Consequently this introductory text, written in an exceptionally clear style, would be ideal both for courses on meta-analysis, and for readers wanting to learn about it on their own.