An alternative approach to frequentist meta-analysis: A demonstration of Bayesian meta-analysis in adolescent development research

• Published in: Journal of adolescence (London, England.) Vol. 82; no. 1; pp. 86 - 102
• Main Authors: Thompson, Christopher G., Semma, Brandie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2020; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescent Development; Attitude to Health; Bayes Theorem; Bayesian analysis; Bayesian Statistics; Behavior; Effect Size; Health behavior; Health Risk Behaviors; Humans; Intention; Intervention; Literacy; Mass Media; Mass media effects; Media literacy; Meta Analysis; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Research Design; Risk behavior; Smoking; Systematic review; Teenagers

Past decades have seen a surge of applied and methodological research on meta-analysis. One methodological advancement that has gained significant traction is a Bayesian approach to meta-analysis. We present a non-technical introduction to Bayesian meta-analysis. This introduction re-analyzes data f...