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Mike W-L Cheung¹

¹Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore. mikewlcheung@nus.edu.sg

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This study integrates meta-analysis with structural equation modeling (SEM), offering a unified statistical framework. This approach enhances meta-analysis by handling missing data and quantifying effect size heterogeneity.

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Area of Science:

Behavioral Science
Social Science
Medical Science
Statistical Modeling

Background:

Meta-analysis and structural equation modeling (SEM) are distinct statistical methods.
Existing literature treats these powerful analytical tools as unrelated.
This separation limits the potential for integrated analytical approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a novel statistical model integrating meta-analysis (fixed-, random-, and mixed-effects) within the structural equation modeling (SEM) framework.
To demonstrate the practical advantages of employing SEM for conducting meta-analyses.
To establish the equivalence between conventional meta-analysis and SEM-based meta-analysis.

Main Methods:

A data transformation technique is applied to enable meta-analysis studies to be treated as subjects within an SEM.
The proposed SEM framework accommodates fixed-, random-, and mixed-effects meta-analyses.
Illustrative examples are provided to demonstrate the methodology.

Main Results:

The SEM approach effectively integrates various meta-analysis models.
SEM-based meta-analysis offers practical benefits, including handling missing covariates.
This method allows for the quantification and modeling of effect size heterogeneity using mixture models.

Conclusions:

Integrating meta-analysis into SEM provides a unified and flexible statistical framework.
The SEM approach offers enhanced capabilities for addressing complex issues in meta-analysis, such as heterogeneity and missing data.
This unified methodology opens new avenues for research in the behavioral, social, and medical sciences.