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Handbook of Meta-analysis in Ecology and Evolution

Julia Koricheva, Jessica Gurevitch, and Kerrie Mengersen

Abstract

Meta-analysis is a powerful statistical methodology for synthesizing research evidence across independent studies. This is the first comprehensive handbook of meta-analysis written specifically for ecologists and evolutionary biologists, and it provides an invaluable introduction for beginners as well as an up-to-date guide for experienced meta-analysts. The chapters walk readers through every step of meta-analysis, from problem formulation to the presentation of the results. The book identifies both the advantages of using meta-analysis for research synthesis and the potential pitfalls and li ... More

Keywords: statistical methodology, research evidence, meta-analysis, problem formulation, research synthesis, ecology, evolutionary biology

Bibliographic Information

Print publication date: 2013 Print ISBN-13: 9780691137285
Published to Princeton Scholarship Online: October 2017 DOI:10.23943/princeton/9780691137285.001.0001

Authors

Affiliations are at time of print publication.

Julia Koricheva, editor
University of London

Jessica Gurevitch, editor
Stony Brook University

Kerrie Mengersen, editor
Queensland University of Technology

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Front Matter

Title Pages

Dedication

Preface

Section I Introduction and Planning

1 Place of Meta-analysis among Other Methods of Research Synthesis

Julia Koricheva and Jessica Gurevitch

2 The Procedure of Meta-analysis in a Nutshell

Isabelle M. Côté and Michael D. Jennions

Section II Initiating a Meta-analysis

3 First Steps in Beginning a Meta-analysis

Gavin B. Stewart, Isabelle M. Côté, Hannah R. Rothstein, and Peter S. Curtis

4 Gathering Data: Searching Literature and Selection Criteria

Isabelle M. Côté, Peter S. Curtis, Hannah R. Rothstein, and Gavin B. Stewart

5 Extraction and Critical Appraisal of Data

Peter S. Curtis, Kerrie Mengersen, Marc J. Lajeunesse, Hannah R. Rothstein, and Gavin B. Stewart

6 Effect Sizes: Conventional Choices and Calculations

Michael S. Rosenberg, Hannah R. Rothstein, and Jessica Gurevitch

7 Using Other Metrics of Effect Size in Meta-analysis

Kerrie Mengersen and Jessica Gurevitch

Section III Essential Analytic Models and Methods

8 Statistical Models and Approaches to Inference

Kerrie Mengersen, Christopher H. Schmid, Michael D. Jennions, and Jessica Gurevitch

9 Moment and Least-Squares Based Approaches to Meta-analytic Inference

Michael S. Rosenberg

10 Maximum Likelihood Approaches to Meta-analysis

Kerrie Mengersen and Christopher H. Schmid

11 Bayesian Meta-analysis

Christopher H. Schmid and Kerrie Mengersen

12 Software for Statistical Meta-analysis

Christopher H. Schmid, Gavin B. Stewart, Hannah R. Rothstein, Marc J. Lajeunesse, and Jessica Gurevitch

Section IV Statistical Issues and Problems

13 Recovering Missing or Partial Data from Studies: A Survey of Conversions and Imputations for Meta-analysis

Marc J. Lajeunesse

14 Publication and Related Biases

Michael D. Jennions, Christopher J. Lortie, Michael S. Rosenberg, and Hannah R. Rothstein

15 Temporal Trends in Effect Sizes: Causes, Detection, and Implications

Julia Koricheva, Michael D. Jennions, and Joseph Lau

16 Statistical Models for the Meta-analysis of Nonindependent Data

Kerrie Mengersen, Michael D. Jennions, and Christopher H. Schmid

17 Phylogenetic Nonindependence and Meta-analysis

Marc J. Lajeunesse, Michael S. Rosenberg, and Michael D. Jennions

18 Meta-analysis of Primary Data

Kerrie Mengersen, Jessica Gurevitch, and Christopher H. Schmid

19 Meta-analysis of Results from Multisite Studies

Jessica Gurevitch

Section V Presentation and Interpretation of Results

20 Quality Standards for Research Syntheses

Hannah R. Rothstein, Christopher J. Lortie, Gavin B. Stewart, Julia Koricheva, and Jessica Gurevitch

21 Graphical Presentation of Results

Christopher J. Lortie, Joseph Lau, and Marc J. Lajeunesse

22 Power Statistics for Meta-analysis: Tests for Mean Effects and Homogeneity

Marc J. Lajeunesse

23 Role of Meta-analysis in Interpreting the Scientific Literature

Michael D. Jennions, Christopher J. Lortie, and Julia Koricheva

24 Using Meta-analysis to Test Ecological and Evolutionary Theory

Michael D. Jennions, Christopher J. Lortie, and Julia Koricheva

Section VI Contributions of Meta-analysis in Ecology and Evolution

25 History and Progress of Meta-analysis

Joseph Lau, Hannah R. Rothstein, and Gavin B. Stewart

26 Contributions of Meta-analysis to Conservation and Management

Isabelle M. Côté and Gavin B. Stewart

27 Conclusions: Past, Present, and Future of Meta-analysis in Ecology and Evolution

Jessica Gurevitch and Julia Koricheva

End Matter

Glossary

Frequently Asked Questions

References

List of Contributors

Subject Index