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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 300.72 EAN: 9780761921684 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0761921680 Label: Sage Publications, Inc Manufacturer: Sage Publications, Inc Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 264 Publication Date: August 18, 2000 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc Studio: Sage Publications, Inc Related Items:
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 Rating: - Excellent Source BookI just completed a meta-analytic study for my master's thesis, and I could not have done it without this book. The authors take very complex topics and procedures and describe them in clear, concise terms. I often used this book to help me interpret the dense text found in other books on meta-analysis, such as Hunter and Schmidt's Methods of Meta-Analysis. I also found the book helpful because it provided concrete guidelines for such issues as selecting criteria for study inclusion and developing ... Read More 
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