Summing Up: The Science of Reviewing Research

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Item: Summing Up: The Science of Reviewing Research
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by Richard J. Light and David B. Pillemer

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How can a scientist or policy analyst summarize and evaluate what is already known about a particular topic? This book offers practical guidance.

The amount and diversity of information generated by academic and policy researchers in the contemporary world is staggering. How is an investigator to cope with the tens or even hundreds of studies on a particular problem? How can conflicting findings be reconciled? Richard Light and David Pillemer...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0674854314

ISBN13:9780674854314

Release Date:January 1984

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:212 Pages

Weight:0.78 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"

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Excellent introduction to meta-analysis

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago

It is essential for researchers to understand meta-analysis. This book, along with Wolf's pamphlet, Meta-Analysis (Sage), provides an exceptionally clear introduction.

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