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In response to the growing emphasis on precision in the summarization and integration of research literature, <i>Advanced BASIC Meta-Analysis</i>presents an overview of strategies, techniques, and procedures used in meta-analysis. <br><br>The book and software provide an integrated and comprehensive combination of meta-analytic tools for the statistical integration of independent study results. <i>Advanced BASIC Meta-Analysis</i>has three distinct goals: <br><br>* to provide a clear and user-friendly introduction to the procedures and rules of effective meta-analytic integration;<br><br>* to present the implicit assumptions and strategies that guide successful meta-analytic integrations; and <br><br>* to develop a meta-analytic database management system that allows users to create, modify, and update a database, including the relevant statistical information and predictors, for a given research domain.<br><br>The companion software system allows users to perform a full complement of meta-analytic statistical functions with the speed and flexibility of a database management system. It can also construct a wide array of meta-analytic graphic displays. This text and software package serves as a useful introduction to the quantitative assessment of research domains for those new to meta-analyses. It is also a valuable sourcebook for those who have already conducted meta-analyses.<br>