TY - BOOK AU - Cooper,Harris M. AU - Cooper,Harris M. TI - Research synthesis and meta-analysis: a step-by-step approach T2 - Applied social research methods series SN - 9781412937054 PY - 2010/// CY - Los Angeles PB - Sage KW - Social sciences KW - Research KW - Meta-Analysis as Topic KW - Research design KW - Behavioral Research KW - methods KW - Biomedical Research N1 - Rev. ed. of: Synthesizing research. 3rd ed. 1998; Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-261) and indexes; 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 ER -