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Tables of Contents for The Handbook of Research Synthesis
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
xi
Contributors
xv
PART I INTRODUCTION
1
14
Research Synthesis as a Scientific Enterprise
3
12
Harris Cooper
Larry V. Hedges
PART II FORMULATING A PROBLEM FOR A RESEARCH SYNTHESIS
15
24
Hypotheses and Problems in Research Synthesis
17
12
Judith A. Hall
Linda Tickle-Degnen
Robert Rosenthal
Frederick Mosteller
Statistical Considerations
29
10
Larry V. Hedges
PART III SEARCHING THE LITERATURE
39
56
Scientific Communication and Literature Retrieval
41
16
Howard D. White
Using Reference Databases
57
14
Jeffrey G. Reed
Pam M. Baxter
Research Registers
71
14
Kay Dickersin
The Fugitive Literature
85
10
MaryLu C. Rosenthal
PART IV EVALUATING THE LITERATURE
95
96
Judging Research Quality
97
14
Paul M. Wortman
Identifying Potentially Interesting Variables and Analysis Opportunities
111
14
Mark W. Lipsey
Systematic Coding for Research Synthesis
125
14
William A. Stock
Evaluating Coding Decisions
139
24
Robert G. Orwin
Methods for Handling Missing Data in Research Synthesis
163
14
Therese D. Pigott
Managing Meta-Analytic Databases
177
14
George Woodworth
PART V STATISTICALLY DESCRIBING AND COMBINING STUDIES
191
92
Vote-Counting Procedures in Meta-Analysis
193
22
Brad J. Bushman
Combining Significance Levels
215
16
Betsy Jane Becker
Parametric Measures of Effect Size
231
14
Robert Rosenthal
Measures of Effect Size for Categorical Data
245
16
Joseph L. Fleiss
Combining Estimates of Effect Size
261
22
William R. Shadish
C. Keith Haddock
PART VI STATISTICALLY ANALYZING EFFECT SIZES
283
54
Fixed Effects Models
285
16
Larry V. Hedges
Random Effects Models
301
22
Stephen W. Raudenbush
Correcting for Sources of Artificial Variation Across Studies
323
14
John E. Hunter
Frank L. Schmidt
PART VII SPECIAL STATISTICAL ISSUES AND PROBLEMS
337
86
Stochastically Dependent Effect Sizes
339
18
Leon J. Gleser
Ingram Olkin
Examining Explanatory Models Through Research Synthesis
357
26
Betsy Jane Becker
Christine M. Schram
Sensitivity Analysis and Diagnostics
383
16
Joel B. Greenhouse
Satish Iyengar
Publication Bias
399
12
Colin B. Begg
Bayesian Approaches to Research Synthesis
411
12
Thomas A. Louis
Daniel Zelterman
PART VIII REPORTING THE RESULTS OF RESEARCH SYNTHESIS
423
32
The Reporting Format
425
14
Katherine Taylor Halvorsen
The Visual Presentation and Interpretation of Meta-Analyses
439
16
Richard J. Light
Judith D. Singer
John B. Willett
PART IX TYING RESEARCH SYNTHESIS TO SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
455
46
Meta-Analytic Synthesis for Theory Development
457
28
Norman Miller
Vicki E. Pollock
Using Research Syntheses to Plan Future Research
485
16
Alice H. Eagly
Wendy Wood
PART X SUMMARY
501
30
Threats to the Validity of Research Syntheses
503
18
Georg E. Matt
Thomas D. Cook
Potentials and Limitations of Research Synthesis
521
10
Harris Cooper
Larry V. Hedges
Glossary
531
12
Appendix A: Data Sets
543
6
Appendix B: Tables
549
4
Index
553