00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217612597566 Buklod 20170928152722.0 m |o d | ta 170928s2017 xx d r |||| u| 9781483331157 (paperback) (iLib)UPD-00344412307 DLC DCPA rda eng H 62 C7194 2017 Cooper, Harris M. Research synthesis and meta-analysis a step-by-step approach Harris Cooper. Fifth Edition. Los Angeles SAGE [2017] xviii, 360 pages illustrations 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Rev. ed. of: Integrating research. 2nd ed.c1989. Revised edition of the author's Research synthesis and meta-analysis, 2010. Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-346) and indexes. Preface to the fifth edition -- Acknowledgments -- About the author -- Introduction: literature reviews, research syntheses and meta-analysis -- Step 1: formulating the problem -- Step 2: searching the literature -- Step 3: gathering information from studies -- Step 4: evaluating the quality of studies -- Step 5: analyzing and integrating the outcomes of studies -- Step 6: interpreting the evidence -- Step 7: presenting the results -- Conclusion: threats to the validity of research synthesis conclusions -- References -- Author index -- Subject index. Social sciences Research. Meta-Analysis as Topic. Research Design. FO UPD DCPA H 62 C7194 2017 Book