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In metasyntheses, various methods are employed for interpretive analysis. One method developed by Paterson and a team of Canadian colleagues (2001) involves three components: meta-data analysis, meta-method, and meta-theory. A meta-data analysis involves which of the following?

A) The study of the results of reported research in a specific substantive area by analyzing the "processed data"
B) The study of the methodologic rigor of the studies included in the meta-synthesis
C) The analysis of the theoretical underpinnings on which the studies are grounded
D) The splitting of effect size information into distinct categorical groups

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Which of the following best defines metasyntheses?

A) Involve interpretation as well as integration
B) Involve meta-summaries
C) Exclude studies judged to be low on trustworthiness
D) Rely primarily on phenomenological primary studies

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Which of the following not only yields information about the existence of a relationship between variables in many studies but also an estimate of its magnitude?

Which of the following is a condition under which meta-analysis would be inappropriate to conduct?

Meta-analysis differs from meta-synthesis in that meta-analysis studies use which of the following? Select all that apply.

Which of the following activities are normally undertaken as part of doing a meta-analysis? Select all that apply.

In metasyntheses, various methods are employed for interpretive analysis. One method developed by Paterson and a team of Canadian colleagues (2001) involves three components: meta-data analysis, meta-method, and meta-theory. Meta-theory analysis involves which of the following?

The "fruit" problem in meta-analysis refers to which of the following?

Integrating and analyzing qualitative findings from multiple research studies is called which of the following?

Which of the following is most accurate regarding researchers conducting metasyntheses?

Meta-analysts depend on the calculation of an index that encapsulates in a single number the relationship between the independent and dependent variables in each study. An example of this calculation is which of the following?

Systematic reviews are the cornerstone of which of the following?

Meta-analysts perform subgroup analyses to accomplish which of the following?

Searching for studies in the grey literature represents a reviewer's effort to do which of the following? Select all that apply.

Paterson and colleagues developed an approach to metasynthesis that includes which of the following components? Select all that apply.

Analyzing heterogeneity in meta-analysis can be visually attained with which of the following?

Analysis of grey literature includes which forms of research?

The unit of analysis in computing a frequency effect size, using the Sandelowski-Barroso approach, is which of the following?

It is appropriate to use statistical integration when which of the following components are nearly identical across studies?

In metasyntheses, various methods are employed for interpretive analysis. One method developed by Paterson and a team of Canadian colleagues (2001) involves three components: meta-data analysis, meta-method, and meta-theory. Meta-method involves which of the following?