Correct standard errors can bias meta‐analysis

• Published in: Research synthesis methods Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 515 - 519
• Main Authors: Stanley, T. D., Doucouliagos, Hristos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley 01.05.2023; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Bias; Coefficient of variation; Correlation; Correlation coefficients; Effect Size; Error Correction; Error Patterns; Mathematical Formulas; mean square errors; Meta Analysis; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Multiple regression analysis; partial correlation coefficients; Regression (Statistics); Regression coefficients; Sampling; Standard error; Standard error of estimate; Statistical Bias; Statistical Distributions; Statistical tests; Variance analysis; meta-analysis; partial correlation coefficients; bias; mean square errors

Partial correlation coefficients are often used as effect sizes in the meta‐analysis and systematic review of multiple regression analysis research results. There are two well‐known formulas for the variance and thereby for the standard error (SE) of partial correlation coefficients (PCC). One is co...