synthesis framing for ecology
DESCRIPTION
CH1 of this book as a keynote: Koricheva J, Gurevitch J, Mengersen K (2013) Handbook of meta-analysis in ecology and evolution. Princeton & Oxford: Princeton University Press. http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10045.html Also, inspired by this book: http://books.google.com/books/about/Scientific_Method_for_Ecological_Researc.html?id=awByQBmI8kICTRANSCRIPT
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synthesis framing
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synthesis tools
textbook examples
narrative reviews
vote counting
combining probabilities
systematic reviews
meta-analysis
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narrative vote probability meta
study restriction no no no yes
statistical significance yes yes yes no
n & power no no yes yes
mean effect no no yes yes
magnitude of effect no no no yes
variation no no no yes
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hypothesis or problem
set of studies
predictions or queries
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set of studies
predictions
i. summarize knowledge
ii. meta-analysis
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information management
publications & datasets are critical sources of information
meta-analyses are powerful
systematic reviews synthesize knowledge
important for application & management
influences how you process primary research
challenges notion of significance
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systematic reviews & meta-analyses are a very quick way to get up to speed on a topic
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resources
ch1: Koricheva J, Gurevitch J, Mengersen K (2013) Handbook of meta-analysis in ecology and evolution. Princeton &
Oxford: Princeton University Press.