Meta-Analysis: an Introduction and an Overview of Advanced Topics

Vytautas Kavolis Transdisciplinary Research Institute invites researchers to a methodological training on meta-analysis method.

Dates:

• Session 1 (October 2, 3-5 PM): meta-analytic process, research questions, searching, coding, statistical integration.
• Session 2 (October 8, 3-5 PM): heterogeneity, moderation analyses and advanced topics.

Language – English.
Duration – each session/90 minutes lecture + 30 minutes Q&A (2,5 academic hours).
Format – via MS „Teams“.
Registration is here. All registered participants will receive MS Teams link to the workshop a few days before the training.
Certificates will be issued after the training for participants who attend all two sessions.
No prior knowledge of the topic is necessary.
Trainer: Dr. Gunnar Lemmer, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany.
Workshops are free of charge.

Description

Meta-analysis is a statistical method for the combination of multiple quantitative studies on the same research question. Our training will cover the entire meta-analytic process.

At the beginning of session 1 of our training, we will get to know the structure of the meta-analytic process. We will then deal with meta-analytic research questions, searching for relevant studies, and coding relevant studies in terms of study characteristics and effect sizes. At the end of this session, we will get to know meta-analytic models for the integration of the effect sizes of the included studies (i.e., fixed effect model and random effects model).

Session 2 will start with methods for the analysis of heterogeneity of effect sizes. In order to be able to explain heterogeneity, we will then deal with meta-analytic models (e.g., mixed effects model) and meta-analytic methods (e.g., meta-regression) for moderation analyses. This session will also give a short overview of more advanced topics like three-level-meta-analysis and meta-analytic path models.

Information about the trainer. Dr. Gunnar Lemmer, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany, Department of Psychology, section: Psychological Methods. Gunnar has been giving lectures and seminars on statistical methods for several years. He has been working with meta-analyses for a long time in the field of psychology and is the author and co-author of several publications of research using meta-analyses.

Training will be moderated by V. Kavolis Institute Project Expert dr. Gintarė Pocė.

More information about training e-mail vki@vdu.lt.

These trainings are one of the activities of the project “Strengthening of R&D activities of the Vytautas Kavolis Transdisciplinary Institute of Social and Humanities Sciences (SOCMTEP)”. The project is financed by the Lithuanian Science Council and the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports of the Republic of Lithuania, contract no. S-A-UEI-23-13 (12/27/2023). Funding program – “University Excellence Initiative” (No. V-940).