01768nam a22001937a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005804000130007608200190008910000190010824500530012726000380018030000160021850000510023452012190028554600080150465000440151265000180155620260605152647.0260605s2024    |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9783031737725  cPK-LaUMT  a150.724bCOO-M1 aCooke, Richard10aMeta-analysis for psychologists /cRichard Cooke  aCham :bPalgrave Macmillan,c2024  axix, 190 p.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aThis textbook provides a comprehensive, user-friendly guide to meta-analysis and how to conduct it, using open source software and based on examples commonly found in the field of psychology. Meta-analysis is a key tool used in systematic literature reviews to synthesize research findings across studies, but despite being relatively straightforward to perform, it remains underused by psychologists. In the first section the reader is introduced to key ideas that underlie meta-analysis and how it might be best employed. Following this the reader is guided through how to run a meta-analysis of correlational studies and experimental studies using the free and open statistical software JAMOVI. In the concluding section Professor Cooke considers common issues, key debates and examines the relative merits of different analyses and different software packages. Covers theory, key issues and step-by-step demonstrations Includes examples worked examples familiar to psychologists and datasets Companion videos demonstrate the methods outlined It will provide a valuable new resource for postgraduate students and researchers in the behavioural and social sciences looking to enhance their methodological skills.  aEng  aPsychology-research-statistical methods  aMeta analysis