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Introduction to Meta Analysis – Online Course by Michael Borenstein
Introduction to Meta Analysis – Online Course by Michael Borenstein
Dr. Michael Borenstein will teach his online course, Introduction to Meta Analysis
The course runs from July 9, 2010 to August 6, 2010.
The course covers the following topics
- What are the goals of a meta-analysis
- How a meta-analysis differs from a narrative review
- Computing effect sizes and treatment effects
- Computing a combined effect
- Fixed-effect vs. random-effects analyses
- Heterogeneity in effect sizes
- Using analysis of variance and meta-regression
- Criticisms of meta-analysis
- Publication bias
Software
Participants will also learn how to perform a meta-analysis using the software Comprehensive Meta-Analysis, and will have free use of this program for the duration of the course.
Text
Participants will be required to purchase a copy of Introduction to Meta-Analysis (Michael Borenstein, Larry V Hedges, Julian Higgins, Hannah Rothstein), published by Wiley (2009).
Discussion board
Participants can ask questions and exchange comments with Dr. Borenstein via a private discussion board throughout the period.
About the instructor
Dr. Borenstein is the co-author (with Larry Hedges, Julian Higgins, and Hannah Rothstein) of Introduction to Meta-Analysis (Wiley, 2009), Computing effect sizes for meta-analysis (Wiley, 2010), and Comprehensive Meta-Analysis (Biostat, 2005). He lectures widely on meta-analysis, and has presented workshops at the NIH, CDC, and the FDA. He has also served as Director of Biostatistics at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and as Associate Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
About the course
The course takes place online at statistics.com in a series of 4 weekly lessons and assignments, and will require 10-15 hours per week. There are no set times when you are required to be online.
Download sample chapters from the book
- Table of contents
- Preface
- Chapters on fixed-effect vs. random-effects models
- Chapter on criticisms of meta-analysis
Order your copy of the book (course enrollment not required)
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pharmacy technician
July 24, 2010
nice post. thanks.