Transparency and Reproducibility of Meta-Analyses in Psychology: A Meta-Review.

Perspectives on Psychological Science : a Journal of the Association for Psychological Science
Joshua R PolaninSho Tsuji

Abstract

Systematic review and meta-analysis are possible as viable research techniques only through transparent reporting of primary research; thus, one might expect meta-analysts to demonstrate best practice in their reporting of results and have a high degree of transparency leading to reproducibility of their work. This assumption has yet to be fully tested in the psychological sciences. We therefore aimed to assess the transparency and reproducibility of psychological meta-analyses. We conducted a meta-review by sampling 150 studies from Psychological Bulletin to extract information about each review's transparent and reproducible reporting practices. The results revealed that authors reported on average 55% of criteria and that transparent reporting practices increased over the three decades studied (b = 1.09, SE = 0.24, t = 4.519, p < .001). Review authors consistently reported eligibility criteria, effect-size information, and synthesis techniques. Review authors, however, on average, did not report specific search results, screening and extraction procedures, and most importantly, effect-size and moderator information from each individual study. Far fewer studies provided statistical code required for complete analytical replic...Continue Reading

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Jan 9, 2021·Frontiers in Psychology·Jonathan Z BakdashErin G Zaroukian
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Jun 22, 2021·Journal of Experimental Criminology·Laceé N Pappas, Amy L Dent
Jul 8, 2021·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Jason C ChowHongyang Zhao
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