Synopsis
International scholars of medical and social sciences present theoretical advances and new applications for meta-analysis, a systematic method for integrating empirical findings. The volume illustrates the breadth of practical and scientific problems to which meta-analysis can be applied, from evaluation of medical treatments, to quality control in the pharmaceutical industry. Holling and Schulze (psychologisches Institute IV, WestfÄlische Wilhelms-U. MÜnster) edit 16 chapters with topics including homogeneity tests in meta-analysis, statistical tests for detection of bias in meta-analysis, empirical generalization of causal relationships, sensitivity and specificity for serodiagnosis of human and porcine trichinellosis, and META software package for meta-analysis. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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