Applied Meta-Analysis with R and Stata (Chapman, Peace, Chen..

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Applied Meta-Analysis with R and StataAuthor(s): Ding-Geng (Din) Chen, Karl E. Peace\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Chapman & Hall/CRC\nISBN-13: 9780367709341, 978-0367709341\nSynopsis\nReview of the First Edition:\n\nThe authors strive to reduce theory to a minimum, which makes it a self-learning text that is comprehensible for biologists, physicians, etc. who lack an advanced mathematics background. Unlike in many other textbooks, R is not introduced with meaningless toy examples; instead the reader is taken by the hand and shown around some analyses, graphics, and simulations directly relating to meta-analysis A useful hands-on guide for practitioners who want to familiarize themselves with the fundamentals of meta-analysis and get started without having to plough through theorems and proofs.\n\nJournal of Applied Statistics\n\nStatistical Meta-Analysis with R and Stata, Second Edition provides a thorough presentation of stati.