3 papers
econ.EM2026
Do methods matter in the meta-analysis of partial correlation coefficients?
T. D. Stanley, Petr Cala, Hristos Doucouliagos +2
Recent studies have demonstrated that conventional meta-analyses of partial correlation coefficients (PCC) are biased. Several adjustments have been shown in simulations to reduce…
stat.ME2026
Why the unrestricted weighted least squares should be routinely reported in medical meta-analyses
T. D. Stanley, John P. A. Ioannidis, Maximilian Maier +3
The unrestricted weighted least squares (UWLS) meta-analysis estimator of mean effect is an alternative to the conventional random-effects model (RE). It is a weighted least square…
econ.EM2026
Do decisions about outliers and influential effects matter? Evidence from 358 behavioral science meta-analyses
Tomas Havranek, Zuzana Irsova, Martina Luskova +1
Meta-analysts routinely face estimates that look too large or extreme. Yet, how to handle them is left to the reviewer's judgment. The methods for detecting such estimates are well…