Handbook of Research Synthesis Book

	Foreword
	Contributors
Pt. I	Introduction	1
1	Research Synthesis as a Scientific Enterprise	3
Pt. II	Formulating a Problem for a Research Synthesis	15
2	Hypotheses and Problems in Research Synthesis	17
3	Statistical Considerations	29
Pt. III	Searching the Literature	39
4	Scientific Communication and Literature Retrieval	41
5	Using Reference Databases	57
6	Research Registers	71
7	The Fugitive Literature	85
Pt. IV	Evaluating the Literature	95
8	Judging Research Quality	97
9	Identifying Potentially Interesting Variables and Analysis Opportunities	111
10	Systematic Coding for Research Synthesis	125
11	Evaluating Coding Decisions	139
12	Methods for Handling Missing Data in Research Synthesis	163
13	Managing Meta-Analytic Databases	177
Pt. V	Statistically Describing and Combining Studies	191
14	Vote-Counting Procedures in Meta-Analysis	193
15	Combining Significance Levels	215
16	Parametric Measures of Effect Size	231
17	Measures of Effect Size for Categorical Data	245
18	Combining Estimates of Effect Size	261
Pt. VI	Statistically Analyzing Effect Sizes	283
19	Fixed Effects Models	285
20	Random Effects Models	301
21	Correcting for Sources of Artificial Variation Across Studies	323
Pt. VII	Special Statistical Issues and Problems	337
22	Stochastically Dependent Effect Sizes	339
23	Examining Explanatory Models Through Research Synthesis	357
24	Sensitivity Analysis and Diagnostics	383
25	Publication Bias	399
26	Bayesian Approaches to Research Synthesis	411
Pt. VIII	Reporting the Results of Research Synthesis	423
27	The Reporting Format	425
28	The Visual Presentation and Interpretation of Meta-Analyses	439
Pt. IX	Tying Research Synthesis to Substantive Issues	455
29	Meta-Analytic Synthesis for Theory Development	457
30	Using Research Syntheses to Plan Future Research	485
Pt. X	Summary	501
31	Threats to the Validity of Research Syntheses	503
32	Potentials and Limitations of Research Synthesis	521
	Glossary	531
	Appendix A: Data Sets	543
	Appendix B: Tables	549
	Index	553