Described the Value of Using a Meta-analysis Research Approach
Hall and Anne Spear. Meta-analysis is widely accepted as the preferred method to synthesize research findings in various disciplines. Chapter 11 Undertaking Network Meta Analyses Cochrane Training Reviews include a meta-analysis but not all. . Meta-analysis is a quantitative formal epidemiological study design used to systematically assess previous research studies to derive conclusions about that body of research. D If the authors used only quantitative data. A large part of conducting a meta-analysis involves quantifying and accounting for sources of heterogeneity that may compromise the validity of meta-analysis. It has become one of the major tools to integrate research findings in social and medical sciences in general and in education and psychology in particular. The three popular approaches to meta-analysis are Hedges and Olkin 1985 Rosenthal and Rubin 1978 and Hunter and Schmidt 1990. Network meta-analysis methods...