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Polanin, Joshua R.; Pigott, Terri D.; Espelage, Dorothy L.; Grotpeter, Jennifer K. – Grantee Submission, 2019
Abstract screening is one important aspect of conducting a high-quality and comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. Abstract screening allows the review team to conduct the tedious but vital first step to synthesize the extant literature: winnowing down the overwhelming amalgamation of citations discovered through research databases to…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Citations (References), Documentation, Databases
Polanin, Joshua R.; Tanner-Smith, Emily E.; Hennessy, Emily A. – Grantee Submission, 2016
Practitioners and policymakers rely on meta-analyses to inform decision-making around the allocation of resources to individuals and organizations. It is therefore paramount to consider the validity of these results. A well-documented threat to the validity of research synthesis results is the presence of publication bias, a phenomenon where…
Descriptors: Publications, Periodicals, Bias, Effect Size