01895cam a2200373 i 4500 18741546 OSt 20220913151026.0 150813s2017 caua b 001 0 eng 2015029254 9781483331157 (pbk. : alk. paper) DLC eng HU rda DLC pcc H62 .C5859 2017 300.72 COO 2017 23 Cooper, Harris M. 37004 Research synthesis and meta-analysis : a step-by-step approach / Harris Cooper, Duke University. Fifth Edition. Los Angeles : SAGE, [2017] ©2017 xviii, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier 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. 9917 Meta-Analysis as Topic. 37005 Research Design. 37006 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BOOKS 0 35535 35535 0 0 ddc 0 0 REF 004 004 GEN 2022-09-13 0 300.72 COO 2017 WGCFNRL00020281 2022-09-13 00:00:00 1 2022-09-13 BOOKS 0 0 ddc 0 0 REF 004 004 GEN 2022-09-13 0 300.72 COO 2017 WGCFNRL00020282 2022-09-13 00:00:00 2 2022-09-13 BOOKS