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Meta-analysis refers to the analysis of analyses. I use it to refer
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to
the statistical analysis of a large collection of results from
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individual
studies for the purpose of integrating the findings. It
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connotes a
rigorous alternative to the casual, narrative
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discussions
of research studies which typify our attempts to
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make
sense of the rapidly expanding research literature.
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(Gene Glass, 1976)
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