Applied Meta-Analysis for Social Science Research (Methodology in the Social Sciences Series)

Well written book which was bought as a reference after attending his lecture. He is a good speaker and makes things so easy to understand. The book is a good resource for details and references, if you are planning to conduct a meta-analytic review.

I've thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Very informative and easy to read. It's a great way to learn about meta-analysis!

Easily understandable and truly describes the many aspects of a meta analysis. It is detailed enough but with excellent examples.

I find that most books on the topic are either too heavy in stats and opaque equations or, on the contrary -- too superficial and merely give an overview sufficient to make you a more intelligent consumer of such research, but not train you to be a researcher yourself. This book is a great exception. I really enjoyed this clearly written book because it provides a very practical explanations of what to do, how to do it and why. The math is kept to the bare minimum and each equation is well explained. It is well organized and easy to follow.I am, however, a bit disappointed that the author chose to skip some issues regarding them as "too difficult for you, the reader" and did not like the use of the sometimes didactic tone (feels like the author was saying: this is really really complicated and you are not so bright, so I will skip this topic altogether. You'll understand when you are older").

This book is very clear and simple to understand. After reading several books on meta-analysis I would highly recommend this one as it includes everything you may need. While some books focus on the analysis, Noel Card's book covers everything from formulating the research question to writing the manuscript. The statistical analyses are described simply and should be understood easily even without a strong statistical background. Issues that may arise while conducting the review and meta-analysis are also addressed. Overall, I was very impressed and only wish I had found this book sooner.