Preface
Motivation for this book
Intro to the data
The data
Contact information
Acknowledgements
Recommended Citation
1
Starting a meta-analysis
1.1
Systematic search
1.2
Article screening
1.3
Data extraction
2
Choosing an effect size
2.1
Standardized Mean Difference (aka Hedges’ g)
2.2
Response Ratio (aka Ratio of Means)
3
Fixed effects meta-analysis
3.1
A brief introduction to fixed effects models in meta-analysis
3.2
Fixed effects model example
3.3
Forest plot for fixed effects model
4
Random effects meta-analysis
4.1
A brief introduction to random effects models in meta-analysis
4.2
Random effects model example
4.3
Accounting for nonindependence
4.4
Testing for heterogenity in your data
4.5
Forest plot for random effects model
5
Meta-regression
5.1
A brief introduction to mixed-effect meta-regression models
5.2
Examples of meta-regression in ecological research
5.2.1
Meta-regression with microplastics
5.2.2
Meta-regression with forest thinning
5.3
Sample size and meta-regression
5.4
Meta-regression with categorical variable
5.4.1
Creating a model
5.4.2
Presenting results
5.4.3
Making a figure
5.5
Meta-regression with continuous variable
5.5.1
Example of meta-regression with continuous variable
5.5.2
Creating a model
5.5.3
Presenting results
5.5.4
Making a figure
6
Publication bias
6.1
A brief introduction to publication bias
6.2
Where does publication bias come from?
6.3
The power of publication bias
6.4
Testing for publication bias
6.4.1
Funnel plots
6.4.2
Publication bias histograms
6.4.3
6.4.4
7
Cumulative meta-analysis
8
Decline effect
9
Imputing missing values
10
Helpful resources
10.0.1
References managers
References
Meta-analysis of Ecological Data in R
9
Imputing missing values