Assessing heterogeneity of effect size on sample size in a meta-analysis of validity studies

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 219-227

  Adeyemo, Emily Oluseyi ^a   Adediwura, Alaba Adeyemi ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Effect size; Heterogeneity; Meta analysis; Sample size

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892503415     PISSN: 20399340     EISSN: 20392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2012.03.01.219     Document Type: Article

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