A simplification and implementation of random-effects meta-analyses based on the exact distribution of Cochran's Q.
Background: The random-effects (RE) model is the standard choice for meta-analysis in the presence of heterogeneity, and the standard RE method is the DerSimonian and Laird (DSL) approach, where the degree of heterogeneity is estimated using a moment-estimator. The DSL approach does not take into ac...
| Publicado en: | Methods of Information in Medicine Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. 54 - 62 |
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| Formato: | research Journal Article |
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Thieme Medical Publishing Inc.
2014 Jan 10
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