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---
title: "Synthesis"
description: |
  What is research synthesis?
---

```{r setup, include=FALSE}
knitr::opts_chunk$set(echo = FALSE)
```

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## Background Video

### What is research synthesis?

Watch this short introduction to research synthesis to learn more about it and why we need it (ca. 5 minutes).

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nZR0xQmZVQg" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>

## Required Reading

Read the paper by **Gurevitch et al. (2018)** for a short overview of the history of research synthesis (60 minutes).

Gurevitch, J., Koricheva, J., Nakagawa, S., & Stewart, G. (2018). Meta-analysis and the science of research synthesis. *Nature, 555*(7695), 175–182.  [http://doi.org/10.1038/nature25753](https://github.com/matarui/ebdm/raw/main/docs/literature/Gurevitch_2018_Nature.pdf)

## Session Slides

![Synthesis](presentations/EBDM_session8.pdf){width=700px height=500px}

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