Research Article

Network Models to Organize a Dispersed Literature: The Case of Misunderstanding Analysis of Covariance

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Abstract

We outline a network method to synthesize a literature overview from search results obtained by multiple team members. Several network statistics are used to create a single representativeness ranking. We illustrate the method with the dispersed literature on a common misinterpretation of analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The network method yields a top ten list of the most relevant articles that students and researchers can take as a point of departure for a more detailed study on this topic. The proposed methodology is implemented in Shiny, an open-source R package.

Keywords:

Literature reviewANCOVANetworksCombining ranksData augmentation
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 9 Issue: 1
  • Page/Article: 48-57
  • DOI: 10.5334/jeps.458
  • Published on 12 Dec 2018
  • Peer Reviewed