Larry V. Hedges

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Larry V. Hedges is a researcher in educational statistics. He is Professor of Statistics and Social Policy, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University. Previously, he was the Stella M. Rowley Distinguished Service Professor of Education, Sociology, Psychology, and Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago.^[1] He is a member of the National Academy of Education and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Educational Research Association, the American Psychological Association, and the American Statistical Association.

He has authored a number of articles and books on statistical methods for meta-analysis, which is the use of statistical methods for combining results from different studies. He also suggested several estimators for effect sizes and derived their properties. He carried out research on the relation of resources available to schools and student achievement, most notably the relation between class size and achievement.

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Hedges, Larry V.; Olkin, Ingram (1985). Statistical methods for meta-analysis. Boston: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-336380-2.
Woodworth, George Walter; Hedges, Larry V.; Shymansky, James A. (1989). A practical guide to modern methods of meta-analysis. Arlington, Va: National Science Teachers Association. ISBN 0-87355-081-1.
Hedges, Larry V.; Cooper, Harris M. (1994). The Handbook of research synthesis. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. ISBN 0-87154-226-9.
Hannah Rothstein; Michael Borenstein; Hedges, Larry V. (2009). Introduction to Meta-Analysis (Statistics in Practice). New York: Wiley. ISBN 0-470-05724-6.