Research synthesis and meta-analysis
ECTS: 2.5
Number of sessions: 4
Hours per session: 4
Meta-analysis is a widely used method to synthesise quantitative research. Traditionally, the main purpose of meta-analyses has been to estimate the combined effect size of multiple replications.
However, there is more to meta-analysis than merely obtaining an overall effect size estimate. For instance, one can assess whether study-level characteristics have an influence on the effect of interest (such as, age of respondents, country in which the study is performed, types of measures used for the dependent and independent measures).
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