Kelly is doing research on the effect of birth order on personality. Rather than collecting data on a new set of subjects, she is analyzing hundreds of studies that have already been done on this topic and is going to attempt to come up with an overall estimate of what all these other studies have found. What sort of study is Kelly doing?
A) experiment
B) meta-analysis
C) correlational
D) longitudinal

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Kelly is conducting a meta-analysis, which involves statistically combining the results of multiple studies on the same topic to derive a comprehensive understanding of that topic.

Kelly Is Doing Research on the Effect of Birth Order