- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- 1 Place of Meta-analysis among Other Methods of Research Synthesis
- 2 The Procedure of Meta-analysis in a Nutshell
- 3 First Steps in Beginning a Meta-analysis
- 4 Gathering Data: Searching Literature and Selection Criteria
- 5 Extraction and Critical Appraisal of Data
- 6 Effect Sizes: Conventional Choices and Calculations
- 7 Using Other Metrics of Effect Size in Meta-analysis
- 8 Statistical Models and Approaches to Inference
- 9 Moment and Least-Squares Based Approaches to Meta-analytic Inference
- 10 Maximum Likelihood Approaches to Meta-analysis
- 11 Bayesian Meta-analysis
- 12 Software for Statistical Meta-analysis
- 13 Recovering Missing or Partial Data from Studies: A Survey of Conversions and Imputations for Meta-analysis
- 14 Publication and Related Biases
- 15 Temporal Trends in Effect Sizes: Causes, Detection, and Implications
- 16 Statistical Models for the Meta-analysis of Nonindependent Data
- 17 Phylogenetic Nonindependence and Meta-analysis
- 18 Meta-analysis of Primary Data
- 19 Meta-analysis of Results from Multisite Studies
- 20 Quality Standards for Research Syntheses
- 21 Graphical Presentation of Results
- 22 Power Statistics for Meta-analysis: Tests for Mean Effects and Homogeneity
- 23 Role of Meta-analysis in Interpreting the Scientific Literature
- 24 Using Meta-analysis to Test Ecological and Evolutionary Theory
- 25 History and Progress of Meta-analysis
- 26 Contributions of Meta-analysis to Conservation and Management
- 27 Conclusions: Past, Present, and Future of Meta-analysis in Ecology and Evolution
- Glossary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- References
- List of Contributors
- Subject Index
Conclusions: Past, Present, and Future of Meta-analysis in Ecology and Evolution
Conclusions: Past, Present, and Future of Meta-analysis in Ecology and Evolution
- Chapter:
- (p.426) 27 Conclusions: Past, Present, and Future of Meta-analysis in Ecology and Evolution
- Source:
- Handbook of Meta-analysis in Ecology and Evolution
- Author(s):
Jessica Gurevitch
Julia Koricheva
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
This chapter argues that despite the strong advocates of the application of meta-analysis in ecology and evolutionary biology, it is important to recognize that meta-analysis is not always appropriate; it is useful for some applications and not in others, as with any other statistical or conceptual tool. It is inappropriate when it makes no sense to combine studies. Other cases in which meta-analysis is not a useful tool include those where data are insufficient. The remainder of the chapter discusses current challenges for meta-analysis in ecology and evolution, factors facilitating progress of meta-analysis in ecology and related disciplines, and the potential and future of meta-analysis in ecology.
Keywords: meta-analysis, ecology, evolutionary biology, insufficient data, statistical tool, conceptual tool
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- 1 Place of Meta-analysis among Other Methods of Research Synthesis
- 2 The Procedure of Meta-analysis in a Nutshell
- 3 First Steps in Beginning a Meta-analysis
- 4 Gathering Data: Searching Literature and Selection Criteria
- 5 Extraction and Critical Appraisal of Data
- 6 Effect Sizes: Conventional Choices and Calculations
- 7 Using Other Metrics of Effect Size in Meta-analysis
- 8 Statistical Models and Approaches to Inference
- 9 Moment and Least-Squares Based Approaches to Meta-analytic Inference
- 10 Maximum Likelihood Approaches to Meta-analysis
- 11 Bayesian Meta-analysis
- 12 Software for Statistical Meta-analysis
- 13 Recovering Missing or Partial Data from Studies: A Survey of Conversions and Imputations for Meta-analysis
- 14 Publication and Related Biases
- 15 Temporal Trends in Effect Sizes: Causes, Detection, and Implications
- 16 Statistical Models for the Meta-analysis of Nonindependent Data
- 17 Phylogenetic Nonindependence and Meta-analysis
- 18 Meta-analysis of Primary Data
- 19 Meta-analysis of Results from Multisite Studies
- 20 Quality Standards for Research Syntheses
- 21 Graphical Presentation of Results
- 22 Power Statistics for Meta-analysis: Tests for Mean Effects and Homogeneity
- 23 Role of Meta-analysis in Interpreting the Scientific Literature
- 24 Using Meta-analysis to Test Ecological and Evolutionary Theory
- 25 History and Progress of Meta-analysis
- 26 Contributions of Meta-analysis to Conservation and Management
- 27 Conclusions: Past, Present, and Future of Meta-analysis in Ecology and Evolution
- Glossary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- References
- List of Contributors
- Subject Index
