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Comparison of Methods for Computation and Cumulation of Effect Sizes in Meta-Analysis

Description: This study examined the statistical consequences of employing various methods of computing and cumulating effect sizes in meta-analysis. Six methods of computing effect size, and three techniques for combining study outcomes, were compared. Effect size metrics were calculated with one-group and pooled standardizing denominators, corrected for bias and for unreliability of measurement, and weighted by sample size and by sample variance. Cumulating techniques employed as units of analysis the eff… more
Date: December 1987
Creator: Ronco, Sharron L. (Sharron Lee)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Cross-Cultural Validity of the Test of Non-Verbal Intelligence

Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which a non-verbal test of intelligence, the Test of Non-Verbal Intelligence (TONI), may be used for assessing intellectual abilities of children in India. This investigation is considered important since current instruments used in India were developed several years ago and do not adequately reflect present standards of performance. Further, current instruments do not demonstrate adequate validity, as procedures for development and cul… more
Date: August 1988
Creator: Parmar, Rene S. (Rene Sumangala)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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