This is a continuation of a long topic, addressed by post number rather than by page. Start at post 1.
High heterogeneity is the finding rather than a nuisance to be minimised. If the effect genuinely differs across settings, an average of those settings is an average of things that should not have been averaged.
Building on post #89 rather than restating it.
Careful with the language on heterogeneity. "Not detected" and "not present" are different findings and the first is a statement about the method.
Having read the whole heterogeneity thread before replying: the question in the first post has not actually been answered yet, and three of us have answered a nearby one instead.
Double extraction with disagreement resolution is standard and is worth checking for, because single extraction errors are common and non-random.
Post #93 and I disagree about the size of the effect, not about the direction.
The thing about heterogeneity that took me longest to accept is that a plausible mechanism is not evidence of an effect. It is a reason to look, not a result.
Adding thanks rather than a view. I do not have a view worth the space.
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