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Activity Number: 134
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Monday, August 7, 2006 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods
Abstract - #306152
Title: Meta-analysis in the Human Sciences
Author(s): Mack Shelley*+
Companies: Iowa State University
Address: 323 Snedecor Hall, Ames, IA, 50011-1210,
Keywords: human sciences ; meta-analysis ; health research ; education research ; nonnormality
Abstract:

The use of meta-analysis in research in the human sciences spans topics in education, the social sciences, health, physical activity, nutrition, and related disciplines. This paper offers an overview of the use of meta-analysis methods in the human sciences, focusing on some of the uses---and problems with---the use of meta-analysis in education and human health research. We address the results from meta-analysis of 334 findings from 37 studies of the effect of physical fitness interventions on strength, stamina, and endurance outcomes, controlling for placebo/treatment/control statistical main effects and with covariates for age, gender, randomization, double-blind procedures, study duration, training load, training frequency, and training status. We address issues related to weighting and the use of ranked or transformed effect sizes to deal with lack of normality.

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