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...

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Publicado en:Methods of Information in Medicine Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. 54 - 62
Autores principales: Preuß, M, Ziegler, A
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Thieme Medical Publishing Inc. 2014 Jan 10
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