Combining and Comparing Significance Levels From Nonindependent Hypothesis Tests

Michael J. Strube

doi:10.1037/0033-2909.97.2.334

Combining and Comparing Significance Levels From Nonindependent Hypothesis Tests

Michael J. Strube

Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences

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Abstract

A major component of meta-analysis involves combining and comparing significance levels. Past treatments of this topic have assumed independence among the significance levels that are analyzed. This assumption is often violated in practice. The present article describes the procedures necessary for adjusting for nonindependence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	334-341
Number of pages	8
Journal	Psychological Bulletin
Volume	97
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.97.2.334
State	Published - Mar 1985

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