EDUC 794S
Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis (G)
Recent developments in research synthesis in the behavioral and medical sciences. Topics include: problem formulation; scientific communication; methods for locating research; problems in retrieving data from secondary sources; judging the quality of research; effect size estimation; analyzing variance in effect sizes across studies. Prerequisites: Statistics through analysis of variance. Consent of instructor required.
Topics
- problem formulation
- scientific communication
- methods for locating research
- problems in retrieving data from secondary sources
- judging the quality of research
- effect size estimation
- analyzing variance in effect sizes across studies
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027