Debunking Myths and Urban Legends About Meta-Analysis

Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 306 - 331
Published: Apr 1, 2011
Abstract
Meta-analysis is the dominant approach to research synthesis in the organizational sciences. We discuss seven meta-analytic practices, misconceptions, claims, and assumptions that have reached the status of myths and urban legends (MULs). These seven MULs include issues related to data collection (e.g., consequences of choices made in the process of gathering primary-level studies to be included in a meta-analysis), data analysis (e.g., effects...
Paper Fields
Paper Details
Title
Debunking Myths and Urban Legends About Meta-Analysis
Published Date
Apr 1, 2011
Volume
14
Issue
2
Pages
306 - 331
Citation AnalysisPro
  • Scinapse’s Top 10 Citation Journals & Affiliations graph reveals the quality and authenticity of citations received by a paper.
  • Discover whether citations have been inflated due to self-citations, or if citations include institutional bias.