Methodological issues in the meta‐analysis of quasi‐experiments
- 1 December 1984
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in New Directions for Program Evaluation
- Vol. 1984 (24), 5-24
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ev.1375
Abstract
Special problems arise when meta‐analysis is applied to quasi‐experiments. Careful consideration of threats to each study's validity may help the meta‐analyst to avoid these pitfalls.Keywords
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