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Meta-Analysis Using Structural Equation Modeling

A Practical Guide with LISREL, Mplus, and R

Randall E. Schumacker

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Filling a gap in the contemporary literature, this practical guide shows how structural equation modeling (SEM) can be used to analyze results from multiple different studies on the same subject. Randall E. Schumacker presents programs using LISREL, Mplus, and R software, complete with worked-through examples, procedural steps, and sample annotated code. He provides an overview of meta-analysis and the basic SEM modeling steps before delving into meta-analysis in path models, confirmatory factor models, and structural equation models (MASEM). The book offers insights into why meta-analysis should be considered a multi-level method since data is collected over several years, making time a nested effect. It discusses key MASEM issues, such as publication bias, sample size differences between studies, and the heterogeneity of effect sizes across studies, and reviews PRISMA reporting guidelines aligned with APA style. Full code and output for the book's examples can be accessed at the companion website.

This title is part of the Methodology in the Social Sciences Series, edited by Todd D. Little, PhD.

“This exceptional book outlines the history of research synthesis procedures and provides a practical and easy-to-follow guide to conducting meta-analyses using SEM. Many concrete examples with computer programs using LISREL, Mplus, and R guide the researcher through the steps of conducting meta-analyses. This book is a gem!”

—Bradley T. Erford, PhD, Department of Human and Organizational Development, Vanderbilt University

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Historical Overview

2. Literature Search Review

3. Meta-Analysis Software

4. Basic Meta-Analysis Statistics

5. Basic Structural Equation Modeling

6. Meta-Analysis Assumptions, Steps, and Model Types

7. Path Model MASEM

8. Factor Model MASEM

9. Structural Equation Model MASEM

10. Multi-Level Analysis in Meta-Analysis

11. SEM and MASEM Issues

12. Afterword

References

Author Index

Subject Index

About the Author

About the Author

Randall E. Schumacker, PhD, is Professor of Educational Research at The University of Alabama, where he teaches courses in multiple regression, multivariate statistics, and structural equation modeling. He is past president of the Southwest Educational Research Association and Editor Emeritus of Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal. Dr. Schumacker has written or edited several books and numerous journal articles. He founded the Structural Equation Modeling Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association, and is a recipient of the association's Structural Equation Modeling Service Award.

Audience

Applied social researchers and graduate students in psychology, education, management, family studies, public health, sociology, and social work.

Course Use

May serve as a text in graduate-level courses in SEM, meta-analysis, or advanced quantitative analysis.