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Research Synthesis and Meta Analysis serves as an introductory methods text on how to conduct a research synthesis of literature in the social behavioral or the medical sciences Harris Cooper applies the basic tenets of sound data gathering to the task of producing a comprehensive assessment of past research In this book the process of research synthesis is conceptualized as five stages 1 problem formulation 2 data collection or the literature search 3 data evaluation 4 analysis and interpretation and 5 presentation of results Cooper leads the reader through the comprehensive synthesis via a five stage step by step process In the fifth edition chapter 4 on conducting a literature search has been extensively revised to include recent developments brought about by the in creasing use of the internet for scientific communication Other new developments in the techniques for meta analysis are covered in chapter 6 including new statistics for describing meta analytic results and combining complex data structure These new statistics are introduced but briefly because more in depth treatment they would require more advanced knowledge that is not appropriate for this book This new edition reflects careful revisions throughout along with a thorough updating of the references Readers who are engaged in writing a research report dissertation or book will find Cooper s tips a welcome aid for doing more effective and more efficient literature review The Fifth Edition of Harris Cooper s bestselling Research Synthesis and Meta Analysis A Step by Step Approach offers practical advice on how to conduct a synthesis of research in the social behavioral and health sciences The book is written in plain language with four running examples drawn from psychology education and health science With ample coverage of literature searching and the technical aspects of meta analysis this one of a kind book applies the basic principles of sound data gather
