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Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis

Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis

Paperback

Series: Pocket Guide to Social Work Research Methods

General SociologyPoverty & Social Work

ISBN10: 0195326547
ISBN13: 9780195326543
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Feb 13 2008
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.46 Width: 5.45 Depth: 8.22
Language: English
When used in tandem, systematic reviews and meta-analysis-- two distinct but highly compatible approaches to research synthesis-- form a powerful, scientific approach to analyzing previous studies. But to see their full potential, a social work researcher must be versed in the foundational processes underlying them. This pocket guide to Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis illuminates precisely that practical groundwork.

In clear, step-by-step terms, the authors explain how to format topics, locate and screen studies, extract and assess data, pool effect sizes, determine bias, and interpret the results, showing readers how to combine reviewing and meta-analysis correctly and effectively. Each chapter contains vivid social work examples and concludes with a concise summary and notes on further reading, while the book's glossary and handy checklists and sample search and data extraction forms maximize the boo'ks usefulness.

Highlighting the concepts necessary to understand, critique, and conduct research synthesis, this brief and highly readable introduction is a terrific resource for students and researchers alike.

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