Models for Combining Results of Different Experiments: Retrospective and Prospective

American Journal of Mathematical and Management Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 149-188

  Hartung, Joachim ^a   Knapp, Guido ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Combining p values; Common mean problem; Extended random effects model; Generalized common mean problem; Meta analysis; Partial weighting; Prospective meta analysis

Indexed keywords

PERFORMANCE; PROBLEM SOLVING;

COMBINING P-VALUES; META-ANALYSIS; PARTIAL WEIGHTING; PROSPECTIVE META-ANALYSIS;

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE;

EID: 30844458213     PISSN: 01966324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01966324.2005.10737647     Document Type: Article

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