Course Description
Statistical techniques for the quantitative analysis and review
of scientific literature. Meta-analytic studies in the
kinesiology literature are critiqued.
Athena Title
Meta-Analysis in Kinesiology
Prerequisite
ERSH 8310 or ERSH 8310E or permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to describe the historical development of meta-analysis as method for the quantitative synthesis of the cumulative research evidence on a topic of inquiry.
- Students will be able to discuss the advantages and weaknesses of meta-analysis for the objective summary of cumulative research findings.
- Students will be able to identify, explain, and apply the conventional methods of meta-analysis.
- Students will be able to demonstrate the skills of an informed consumer of quantitative reviews in health and human performance.
- Students will be able to conduct and report a meta-analysis of a research literature in a personally chosen area of inquiry.
Topical Outline
- 1. Historical overview of Meta-Analysis
- 2. Uses and abuses of Meta-Analysis
- 3. Narratives vs. vote-counting vs. probabilities vs. effect sizes
- 4. Estimates of effect sizes: Cohen's d, Glass' delta, Hedges' g and Gu or d, W2, 2, r, and the binomial effect size display (BESD)
- 5. The equivalence and combination of effect sizes
- a. tests for homogeneity
- b. weighted combination
- c. random effects model
- d. correction for reliability
- e. file-drawer effect and the fail-safe N
- 6. Guidelines for Meta-Analysis: retrieving studies, coding study characteristics, choosing moderating variables, reporting results
- 7. Critique of meta-analytic reviews in health and human performance
