The Claim

Random-effects meta-analysis methods demonstrate higher accuracy than fixed-effect methods in estimating population mean effect sizes when correcting for sampling error, measurement error, and range restriction in simulated data, indicating greater reliability for summarizing heterogeneous research findings in management and applied psychology.

Source: A Comparative Evaluation of Psychometric Meta‐Analysis Methods in Management and Applied Psychology: Toward a Nuanced Understanding of Their Accuracy

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Random-effects meta-analysis is better than fixed-effect at guessing the true average result across different psychology and management studies, especially when fixing common data problems.

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Random-effects meta-analysis methods are associated with higher accuracy in estimating population mean effect sizes compared to fixed-effect methods when correcting for sampling error, measurement error, and range restriction in simulated data, suggesting they are more reliable for summarizing heterogeneous research findings in management and applied psychology.

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  1. Study: A Comparative Evaluation of Psychometric Meta‐Analysis Methods in Management and Applied Psychology: Toward a Nuanced Understanding of Their Accuracy

    The study tested different ways to combine research results and found that the random-effects method works better than the fixed-effect method when studies vary a lot, which is exactly what the claim says.

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