Question

1. List the steps involved with meta-analysis

2. Evaluate the steps that are involved with meta-analysis

Answer 1

1. Steps involved with meta - analysis

                  * State hypothesis.

                  * Locate the studies.

                  * Input informations.

                  * Calculate effect sizes.

                  * Analysing variables.

2. Evaluvation of steps involved in meta - analysis.

                 * Meta analysis is a method of integrating quantitative research findings statistically.

                 * In this analysis selecting studies with similar variables and population samples then

                    identifying and coding study characterstics and finally analysing statistically to report

                    findings in the meta analysis study.

                 * Generally five steps involved in conducting meta -analysis.

                        * State hypothesis.

                                     * In initial stage there must be a well defined statement of the relationship

                                       between the variables under investigation so that the the researcher can

                                       define the inclusion and exclusion criteria during locating potential studies.

                                     when evauating check the hypothesis is properly defind.

                         * Locate the studies

                                     * In this step evaluate the meta analysis is informative or not by checking the

                                        analysis for identify whether it is adequately summerise the existing literature

                                        or not.

                      * Input information

                                  * In this step evaluator should check the fact that a particular study provide

                                     suffcient statistical information to calculate the effect size statistics.

                      * Calculate effect sizes

                                 * In this step evaluate the issues which occur during calculation of effects

                                    like sample bias,central tendancy,heterogenicity etc.

                         * Analysing variables

                               * In this step evaluate the moderating variables to identify if the variable account for

                                    the difference in the effect size.