Complementary Meta-Analytic Methods for the Quantitative Review of Research: 1. A Theoretical Overview
Contents Meta-Analysis is a procedure designed to quantitatively analyze the methodological characteristics in studies sampled in conventional meta-analyses to assess the relationship between methodologies and outcomes. This article presents the rationale and procedures for conducting a Contents Met...
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doaj-0599e851a9ec4708ae032bbc933200562020-11-25T03:11:26ZengUniversity of Arizona LibrariesJournal of Methods and Measurement in the Social Sciences2159-78552013-06-0142214510.2458/v4i2.1793517632Complementary Meta-Analytic Methods for the Quantitative Review of Research: 1. A Theoretical OverviewAurelio José Figueredo0Candace Jasmine Black1Anne Grete Scott2University of ArizonaUniversity of ArizonaUniversity of ArizonaContents Meta-Analysis is a procedure designed to quantitatively analyze the methodological characteristics in studies sampled in conventional meta-analyses to assess the relationship between methodologies and outcomes. This article presents the rationale and procedures for conducting a Contents Meta-Analysis in conjunction with conventional Effects Meta-analysis. We provide an overview of the pertinent limitations of conventional meta-analysis from methodological and meta-scientific standpoint. We then introduce novel terminology distinguishing different kinds of complementary meta-analyses that address many of the problems previously identified for conventional meta-analyses. We would also like to direct readers to the second paper in this series (Figueredo, Black, Scott, this issue), which demonstrates the utility of Contents Meta-Analysis with an empirical example and present findings regarding the generalizability of the effect sizes estimated. DOI:10.2458/azu_jmmss_v4i2_figueredo2https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/jmmss/article/view/17935meta-analysis, methods, scientific progress, contents meta-analysis, metascience |
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Complementary Meta-Analytic Methods for the Quantitative Review of Research: 1. A Theoretical Overview |
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Complementary Meta-Analytic Methods for the Quantitative Review of Research: 1. A Theoretical Overview |
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complementary meta-analytic methods for the quantitative review of research: 1. a theoretical overview |
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University of Arizona Libraries |
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Journal of Methods and Measurement in the Social Sciences |
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2159-7855 |
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2013-06-01 |
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Contents Meta-Analysis is a procedure designed to quantitatively analyze the methodological characteristics in studies sampled in conventional meta-analyses to assess the relationship between methodologies and outcomes. This article presents the rationale and procedures for conducting a Contents Meta-Analysis in conjunction with conventional Effects Meta-analysis. We provide an overview of the pertinent limitations of conventional meta-analysis from methodological and meta-scientific standpoint. We then introduce novel terminology distinguishing different kinds of complementary meta-analyses that address many of the problems previously identified for conventional meta-analyses. We would also like to direct readers to the second paper in this series (Figueredo, Black, Scott, this issue), which demonstrates the utility of Contents Meta-Analysis with an empirical example and present findings regarding the generalizability of the effect sizes estimated.
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meta-analysis, methods, scientific progress, contents meta-analysis, metascience |
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