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URL:https://www.libarts.colostate.edu/events/philosophy-of-science-researc
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SUMMARY:Philosophy of Science Research Lecture: What is Meta-Analysis Good 
 For?
DESCRIPTION:What is Meta-Analysis Good For?\nGuest speaker: Karen Kovaka\, 
 Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Virginia Tech University\n\nFor many 
 empirical questions\, it can seem that science has generated both too much
  and not enough evidence. Too much\, because there are thousands of releva
 nt published studies. Not enough\, because single studies are rarely defin
 itive\, and different studies yield conflicting results. In such situation
 s\, a method called meta-analysis—the use of statistical techniques to c
 ombine and analyze data from multiple already-published studies—comes to
  the rescue. Meta-analysis provides an assessment of what conclusion some 
 complex body of evidence supports. Philosophical discussion of meta-analys
 is so far has focused on one question: Is meta-analysis an objective way o
 f combining evidence\, or do the choices and judgments researchers make as
  they conduct meta-analyses compromise objectivity? In this talk\, I use c
 ases from biology and ecology to argue that meta-analysis has another\, un
 der-explored epistemic virtue. It allows scientists to better understand t
 he causes and consequences of variation in a body of evidence. This episte
 mic virtue is crucial in the life sciences\, and the benefits to scientifi
 c understanding are largely independent of the outcome of the debate about
  the objectivity of meta-analysis.\n\nFriday\, March 4\, 2022\n4 – 5:30 
 p.m. MST\nLSC 372-374\n\nQuestions? Contact jeff.kasser@colostate.edu
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