Handbook of Meta-Analysis

Meta-analysis is the application of statistics to combine results from multiple studies and draw appropriate inferences. Its use and importance have exploded over the last 25 years as the need for a robust evidence base has become clear in many scientific areas, including medicine and health, social sciences, education, psychology, ecology, and economics.

Recent years have seen an explosion of methods for handling complexities in meta-analysis, including explained and unexplained heterogenei...