TY - BOOK AU - Hartung,Joachim AU - Knapp,Guido AU - Sinha,Bimal K. TI - Statistical meta-analysis with applications T2 - Wiley series in probability and statistics SN - 9780470386330 AV - QA277 .H373 2008eb U1 - 519.5/6 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - Wiley KW - Statistical hypothesis testing KW - Meta-analysis KW - Meta-Analysis as Topic KW - Data Interpretation, Statistical KW - Statistics as Topic KW - methods KW - MATHEMATICS KW - Probability & Statistics KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Statistische Hypothese KW - swd KW - Metaanalyse KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 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 N2 - '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 UR - http://www.ezplib.ukm.edu.my/login?url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470386347 ER -