Session 3: A brief introduction to summarizing and making sense of the literature
The table below lists a few resources that may be helpful when conducting extraction and coding.
| Organization of systematic reviews | Covidence can help you organize your research studies. You can screen abstracts and extract data in a systematic manner. Please note that the free version of Covidence has a limit on the number of records you can include in your synthesis. An alternative may be Rayyan. |
| Conducting a meta-analysis | metafor is an easy to use R package. It can help you conduct a meta-analysis and has an extensive online documentation, including a lot of tips & tricks. Check out the recommended readings for additional information: Bruecker et al. (2021) provides an overview of meta-analyses and an annotated reading list. For details on how to conduct a meta-analysis in R, check out the guide by Harrer et al. (2021). |
Buecker, S., Stricker, J., & Schneider, M. (2021). Central questions about meta-analyses in psychological research: An annotated reading list. Current Psychology (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01957-4
Harrer, M., Cuijpers, P., Furukawa, T., & Ebert, D. (2021). Doing meta-analysis with R: A hands-on guide. Chapman and Hall/CRC. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003107347