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Methods Policy Briefs
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The Campbell Collaboration's Methods Policy Briefs
provide specific guidance for authors, reviewers, and consumers on the
topics of research design, information retrieval, statistical analysis,
and economic methods.
Research Design
This brief (a) identifies the key issues faced by reviewers who find a
variety of study designs in their literature, (b) outlines possible ways
to represent this diversity in their work, and (c) provides examples of
how these guidelines may be implemented.
Information Retrieval
This brief (a) identifies the key issues faced by reviewers when
gathering information for a review, (b) proposes different approaches in
order to guide the work of the reviewer during the information
retrieval phase, and (c) provides examples that demonstrate these
approaches.
Statistical Analysis
This brief (a) identifies the key issues faced by reviewers who want to
synthesize the results of studies statistically, (b) explains how
different statistical procedures might be used, and (c) gives examples
of this.
Economic Methods
This brief (a) provides reviewers with guidance on the use of economic
methods, (b) outlines the reasons for including the economic aspects of
interventions in a review, (c) outlines the key elements of a
methodological framework, and (d) proposes methodological standards for
the economics component of C2 reviews.
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