Metaan: Random-effects Meta-analysis

This article describes the new meta-analysis command metaan, which can be used to perform fixed- or random-effects meta-analysis. Besides the standard DerSimonian and Laird approach, metaan offers a wide choice of available models: maximum likelihood, profile likelihood, restricted maximum likelihoo...

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Published inThe Stata journal Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 395 - 407
Main Authors Kontopantelis, Evangelos, Reeves, David
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sage Publications, Inc 01.09.2010
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Algorithms
Mathematical research
Meta-analysis
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Summary:This article describes the new meta-analysis command metaan, which can be used to perform fixed- or random-effects meta-analysis. Besides the standard DerSimonian and Laird approach, metaan offers a wide choice of available models: maximum likelihood, profile likelihood, restricted maximum likelihood, and a permutation model. The command reports a variety of heterogeneity measures, including Cochran's Q, I2, H2M, and the between-studies variance estimate [Formula: see text]. A forest plot and a graph of the maximum likelihood function can also be generated.
ISSN:1536-867X
1536-8734
DOI:10.1177/1536867X1001000307