Does economics add up? An introduction to meta-regression analysis

An Introduction to Regression Analysis

Introduction to Regression Analysis

This course is an introduction to the mainstay of quantitative empirical work in political science, the linear regression model. We begin by putting the regression model in context by discussing causation, generalization, and quasi-experimentation. We then introduce the basic two-variable regression model, discuss its assumptions, and learn how to test hypotheses with it. This is followed by th...

Introduction to Meta-Analysis

Due to the ever-growing number of studies in experimental ecology, methods for summarizing results across a series of studies and reaching general conclusions are needed. The process of statistically synthesizing the results of separate independent experiments is known as meta-analysis. Meta-analysis is a quantitative re-evaluation of the outcomes of two or more studies. Meta-analysis involves ...

Introduction to Meta Analysis

ion of data from individual study is critical for data analysis, and the process is now fairly standardised when specific summary of findings forms (SoF forms) are used. These forms have been developed by the GRADE Working Groups and provide detailed instructions as to how to use the data abstraction forms. These forms are also standard components of software such as RevMan Software used to con...

An Introduction to Sociolinguistics