Meta-Analysis

 

 Organizer Wolfgang Viechtbauer
 Email wolfgang.viechtbauer@maastrichtuniversity.nl
 Venue Maastricht University
 Mandatory/elective Elective
 ECTS 1
 Abstract Researchers trying to summarize the constantly growing body of research in the social, health, and natural sciences are increasingly using a technique called meta-analysis. Meta-analysis encompasses an entire array of statistical methods for aggregating and comparing the results from related studies in a systematic manner. For example, meta-analysis is frequently used to determine whether a particular treatment or intervention is actually effective overall and whether the effectiveness of the treatment or intervention depends on certain study and/or subject characteristics (so-called moderator variables). The focus of this course will be on current methods and techniques for analyzing meta-analytic data.
 Examination Participation in the computer practical