• Meta-analysis. Presented by: Michael Borenstein, Ph.D. (with Larry Hedges, Julian Higgins, and Hannah Rothstein)
  
  

Abstract

Meta-analysis

Presented by: Michael Borenstein, Ph.D. (with Larry Hedges, Julian Higgins, and Hannah Rothstein)

Meta-analysis is the process of synthesizing information from a series of studies.  As such, it provides the information needed for evidence-based practice.  This workshop will address the following topics:

• What is a meta-analysis
• How can I perform a meta-analysis
• Computing a summary effect
• Addressing dispersion in effects across studies
• Fixed-effect and random-effects models
• Does it make sense to combine results from studies that employed different populations or techniques (“Apples and Oranges”)
• What are the common mistakes people make in meta-analysis?
• Why has meta-analysis been called “The wave of the future”?
• Why have meta-analysts been compared to terrorists?
• What does meta-analysis have in common with Gary Larson (The Far-Side)?

The workshop will be presented by Michael Borenstein, the author (with Larry Hedges, Julian Higgins, and Hannah Rothstein) of Introduction to Meta-Analysis which has been at the top of the Amazon list for meta-analysis since its publication in 2009.