{"product_id":"9780470870143","title":"Publication Bias in Meta-Analysis Prevention, Assessment and Adjustments","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePublication Bias in Meta-Analysis\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePrevention, Assessment and Adjustments\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHannah R. Rothstein | Alexander J. Sutton | Michael Borenstein\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMathematics \/ Probability \u0026amp; Statistics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePublication bias is the tendency to decide to publish a study based on the results of the study, rather than on the basis of its theoretical or methodological quality. It can arise from selective publication of favorable results, or of statistically significant results. This threatens the validity of conclusions drawn from reviews of published scientific research.  \u003cp\u003eMeta-analysis is now used in numerous scientific disciplines, summarizing quantitative evidence from multiple studies. If the literature being synthesised has been affected by publication bias, this in turn biases the meta-analytic results, potentially producing overstated conclusions. \u003ci\u003ePublication Bias in Meta-Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e examines the different types of publication bias, and presents the methods for estimating and reducing publication bias, or eliminating it altogether.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by leading experts, adopting a practical and multidisciplinary approach.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProvides comprehensive coverage of the topic including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDifferent types of publication bias,\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMechanisms that may induce them,\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmpirical evidence for their existence,\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStatistical methods to address them,\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWays in which they can be avoided.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures worked examples and common data sets throughout.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains and compares all available software used for analysing and reducing publication bias.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccompanied by a website featuring software, data sets and further material.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublication Bias in Meta-Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e adopts an inter-disciplinary approach and will make an excellent reference volume for any researchers and graduate students who conduct systematic reviews or meta-analyses. University and medical libraries, as well as pharmaceutical companies and government regulatory agencies, will also find this invaluable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eHannah Rothstein\u003c\/b\u003e is co-chair of the Methods Group of the Campbell Collaboration, and a member of the Collaboration’s Steering Group. She is also a member of the Cochrane Collaboration’s reporting bias methods group. Dr. Rothstein has been first author of four published meta-analyses of employment selection methods and has written many articles on methodological issues in meta-analysis. She has authored a chapter on meta-analysis that appeared in \u003ci\u003eMeasuring and Analyzing Behavior in Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e, and has completed a 25-year retrospective on the contributions of meta-analysis to the field of industrial and organizational psychology that appeared in \u003ci\u003eValidity Generalization: A Critical Review\u003c\/i\u003e. With Michael Borenstein, and others, she is the author of computer software for meta-analysis and power analysis.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Sutton\u003c\/b\u003e has published extensively on meta-analysis methodology generally, and on publication bias specifically in recent years, including a major systematic review on the topic of the methodology that has been developed for meta-analysis. He currently has an active interest in the area of partially reported study information, which is currently under-researched. Dr. Sutton is co-author of a textbook on metaanalysis (\u003ci\u003eMethods for Meta Analysis in Medical Research\u003c\/i\u003e), which was published by Wiley in 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Borenstein\u003c\/b\u003e served as Director of Biostatistics at Hillside Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center from 1980–2002, and as Associate Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine from 1992–2002. He has served on various review groups and advisory panels for the National Institutes of Health and as a member of the NIMH Data Safety Monitoring Board, and is an active member of the statistical advisory groups of the Cochrane and Campbell Collaborations. Since the mid-1990s, Dr Borenstein has lectured widely on meta-analysis. He is the PI on several NIH grants to develop software for meta-analysis and is the developer, with Larry Hedges, Julian Higgins, Hannah Rothstein and others, of \u003ci\u003eComprehensive Meta Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e, a best-selling computer program for meta-analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 November 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470870143\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e376\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310369468556,"sku":"9780470870143","price":128.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470870143.jpg?v=1780196479","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470870143","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}