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Statistical meta-analysis with applications / Joachim Hartung, Guido Knapp, Bimal K. Sinha.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Wiley series in probability and statisticsPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2008.Description: xv, 247 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780470290897 (cloth)
  • 0470290897 (cloth)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Statistical meta-analysis with applications.DDC classification:
  • 519.56 HAR 22
LOC classification:
  • QA277 .H373 2008
Other classification:
  • QH 235
  • SK 850
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- Various measures of effect size -- Combining independent tests -- Methods of combining effect sizes -- Inference about a common mean of several univariate normal populations -- Tests of homogeneity in meta-analysis -- One-way random effects model -- Combining controlled trials with normal outcomes -- Combining controlled trials with discrete outcomes -- Meta-regression -- Multivariate meta-analysis -- Bayesian meta-analysis -- Publication bias -- 14. Recovery of inter-block information -- Combination of polls -- Vote counting procedures -- Computational aspects data sets.
Review: "Statistical Meta-Analysis with Applications presents the necessary statistical methodologies that allow readers to tackle the four main stages of meta-analysis: problem formulation, data collection, data evaluation, and data analysis and interpretation. Combining the authors' expertise on the topic with a wealth of up-to-date information, this book successfully introduces the essential statistical practices for making thorough and accurate discoveries across a wide array of diverse fields, such as business, public health, biostatistics, and environmental studies."--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-244) and index.

Introduction -- Various measures of effect size -- Combining independent tests -- Methods of combining effect sizes -- Inference about a common mean of several univariate normal populations -- Tests of homogeneity in meta-analysis -- One-way random effects model -- Combining controlled trials with normal outcomes -- Combining controlled trials with discrete outcomes -- Meta-regression -- Multivariate meta-analysis -- Bayesian meta-analysis -- Publication bias -- 14. Recovery of inter-block information -- Combination of polls -- Vote counting procedures -- Computational aspects data sets.

"Statistical Meta-Analysis with Applications presents the necessary statistical methodologies that allow readers to tackle the four main stages of meta-analysis: problem formulation, data collection, data evaluation, and data analysis and interpretation. Combining the authors' expertise on the topic with a wealth of up-to-date information, this book successfully introduces the essential statistical practices for making thorough and accurate discoveries across a wide array of diverse fields, such as business, public health, biostatistics, and environmental studies."--Jacket.

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