META-ANALYSIS
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 9:10 am
I am currently in a doctoral program in a small field/small school. I believe my capstone project might help me gain access to a full time job in research so I am working very hard. However, my school is not working hard. In fact, they are not helping at all. I was told, "No" on every project idea I came up with. I finally got permission to move forward with a Meta-Analysis for animal study with spinal cord injury when comparing electric therapy. That same week, my teacher left the school. I have not been provided a replacement teacher to talk to and I was told to give up and do a case study. I refuse to give up on completing a meta analysis.
I have done a lot of learning, googling, researching, to learn how to complete the meta-analysis. I am still struggling because I believe I lack the understanding in math to know how to use the computer programs. The research papers are stating p<001 or 005, and I can see the charts all read a gap between the experimental group vs control vs injury group. But the analysis states the therapy does not work. I fear it is user error and not a therapy that does not work.
Since my school is not willing to help me, where can I find help? If I finish this project, I think it will be the first of it's kind from the USA. I desperately want to create a project that is worth publication.
Any help would be amazing!
I have done a lot of learning, googling, researching, to learn how to complete the meta-analysis. I am still struggling because I believe I lack the understanding in math to know how to use the computer programs. The research papers are stating p<001 or 005, and I can see the charts all read a gap between the experimental group vs control vs injury group. But the analysis states the therapy does not work. I fear it is user error and not a therapy that does not work.
Since my school is not willing to help me, where can I find help? If I finish this project, I think it will be the first of it's kind from the USA. I desperately want to create a project that is worth publication.
Any help would be amazing!