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Reflections on the origins of meta‐analysis
Author(s) -
Rosenthal Robert
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
research synthesis methods
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.376
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1759-2887
pISSN - 1759-2879
DOI - 10.1002/jrsm.1135
Subject(s) - interpersonal communication , meta analysis , replication (statistics) , statistical analysis , interpersonal relationship , psychology , research methodology , computer science , social psychology , sociology , statistics , mathematics , population , demography , medicine
In this interview, we discuss my early uses of meta‐analytic procedures, first to combine p ‐values and then to combine effect sizes as well. My interest in quantifying the magnitude and the statistical significance of the effect of interpersonal expectations probably grew out of the following: (1) a long‐held interest in the concept of replication and (2) a series of controversies over the very existence of any effect of interpersonal expectations held, for example, by psychological experimenters, classroom teachers, and leaders of various organizations. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.