Meta-Regression Models of Economics and Medical Research

Evidence-Based Decisions and Economics: Health Care, Social Welfare, Education and Criminal Justice, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 134-145

  Stanley, T D ^a  

^a HENDRIX COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied econometrics empirical economics employing regression on observational data; Conducting meta regression analysis; Conventional meta regression model; FAT PET funnel asymmetry and precision effect tests; Funnel graphs in detecting publication bias; Meta regression analysis (MRA) of economics research; Meta regression models of economics and medical research; Publication bias as severe threat to scientific interventions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886557057     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444320398.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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