{"product_id":"statistical-metaanalysis-with-applications-9780470290897","title":"Statistical Meta-Analysis with Applications","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn accessible introduction to performing meta-analysis across various areas of research The practice of meta-analysis allows researchers to obtain findings from various studies and compile them to verify and form one overall conclusion. 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. Two main types of statistical analysis serve as the foundation of the methods and techniques: combining tests of effect size and combining estimates of effect size. Additional topics covered include: Meta-analysis regression procedures Multiple-endpoint and multiple-treatment studies The Bayesian approach to meta-analysis Publication bias Vote counting procedures Methods for combining individual tests and combining individual estimates Using meta-analysis to analyze binary and ordinal categorical data Numerous worked-out examples in each chapter provide the reader with a step-by-step understanding of the presented methods. All exercises can be computed using the R and SAS software packages  which are both available via the books related Web site. Extensive references are also included  outlining additional sources for further study. Requiring only a working knowledge of statistics  Statistical Meta-Analysis with Applications is a valuable supplement for courses in biostatistics  business  public health  and social research at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels. It is also an excellent reference for applied statisticians working in industry  academia  and government.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666055127093,"sku":"ByrdShop_0470290897","price":165.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780470290897.jpg?v=1782417102","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/statistical-metaanalysis-with-applications-9780470290897","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}