Research Catalog

Title

Research synthesis and meta-analysis : a step-by-step approach / Harris Cooper.

Author

Cooper, Harris M.

Publication

Los Angeles : Sage, [2010]

Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

Cooper, Harris M.

Description

ix, 269 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.

Series Statement

Applied social research methods series ; v. 2

Uniform Title

Applied social research methods series ; v. 2.

Subject

• Behavioral Research > methods
• Biomedical Research > methods
• Meta-Analysis as Topic
• Research Design
• Social sciences > Research

Note

• Rev. ed. of: Synthesizing research. 3rd ed. c1998.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-261) and indexes.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- Formulating the problem -- Searching the literature -- Gathering information from studies -- Evaluating the quality of studies -- Analyzing and integrating the outcomes of studies -- Interpreting the evidence -- Presenting the results -- Conclusion: Threats to the validity of research synthesis conclusions.

ISBN

• 9781412937054 (pbk.)
• 1412937051 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2008044920