Course Catalog - 2011-2012

     

PSYC 637 - META-ANALYSIS

Long Title: META-ANALYSIS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Meta-analysis is a popular tool for statistically aggregating effects across related psychological studies. Course topics traverse a wide range of issues, including developing and using a coding sheet, fixed vs. random effect models, analysis moderator effects, correcting for statistical artifacts, dealing with dependent outcomes and outliers, and detecting publication bias.