Ch.27&6

2. the study of studies' methodologic rigor
4. family of methodological approaches to developing new knowledge based on rigorous analysis of existing qualitative research findings
6. is an abstraction that purports to account for or explain phenomena
8. relies on rigorous integration of evidence on a topic through systematic reviews
9. a theory that attempts to explain large aspects of human experience
10. assumes a distribution of effects
12. phenomenological theory of human experience
15. analysis of the theoretical underpinnings on which the studies are grounded
16. is useful for writing up a systematic review of rcts
17. theories that are data driven explanations to account for phenomena under study through inductive process
18. assumes a single true effect size

1. guides reporting of metaanalyses of observational studies
2. a theory that focuses on specific aspect of human experience
3. ideational and materialistic
4. study of results in a specific substantive area through analysis of the processed data
5. models that are graphic theory driven representation of phenomena using symbols and diagrams
7. a theory that thoroughly describes a phenomena
11. a theory based on abstract generalizations to explain relationship between phenomena
13. a procedure whose advantages include objectivity, enhanced power, and precision
14. is there an empirical basis for the theory