dat.pte

This dataset serves as an example to illustrate network meta-analysis of multiple factors. It consists of 29 studies on a total of 8 risk factors: area of residence (rural vs.urban); education attainment (low vs.high); latitude of residence (low vs.high); occupation type (outdoor vs.indoor); smoking status (yes vs.no); use of hat (yes vs.no); use of spectacles (yes vs.no); and use of sunglasses (yes vs.no). Each study only investigates a subset of the 8 risk factors, so the dataset contains many missing values.

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Provides alternative statistical methods for meta-analysis, including:
- bivariate generalized linear mixed models for synthesizing odds ratios, relative risks, and risk differences
(Chu et al., 2012 <doi:10.1177/0962280210393712>)
- heterogeneity tests and measures that are robust to outliers
(Lin et al., 2017 <doi:10.1111/biom.12543>);
- measures, tests, and visualization tools for publication bias or small-study effects
(Lin and Chu, 2018 <doi:10.1111/biom.12817>; Lin, 2019 <doi:10.1002/jrsm.1340>;
Lin, 2020 <doi:10.1177/0962280220910172>; Shi et al., 2020 <doi:10.1002/jrsm.1415>);
- meta-analysis of diagnostic tests for synthesizing sensitivities, specificities, etc.
(Reitsma et al., 2005 <doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.02.022>;
Chu and Cole, 2006 <doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.06.011>);
- meta-analysis methods for synthesizing proportions
(Lin and Chu, 2020 <doi:10.1097/ede.0000000000001232>);
- models for multivariate meta-analysis
(Lin and Chu, 2018 <doi:10.1002/jrsm.1293>);
- measures of inconsistency degrees of freedom in Bayesian network meta-analysis
(Lin, 2020 <doi:10.1080/10543406.2020.1852247>).

Lifeng Lin

altmeta

Alternative Meta-Analysis Methods

Linyu Shi

Kristine J. Rosenberger

Haitao Chu

dat.pte function

A list containing two elements, <code>y</code> and <code>se</code>.<dl class="dl-horizontal">
 <dt><code>y</code></dt><dd>a 29 x 8 numeric matrix containing the observed effect sizes; the rows represent studies and the columns represent outcomes.</dd>
 <dt><code>se</code></dt><dd>a 29 x 8 numeric matrix containing the within-study standard errors; the rows represent studies and the columns represent outcomes.</dd>
 </dl>

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Meta-Analysis of Multiple Risk Factors for Pterygium — dat.pte

A list containing two elements, <code>y</code> and <code>se</code>.<dl class='dl-horizontal'>
 <dt><code>y</code></dt><dd>a 29 x 8 numeric matrix containing the observed effect sizes; the rows represent studies and the columns represent outcomes.</dd>
 <dt><code>se</code></dt><dd>a 29 x 8 numeric matrix containing the within-study standard errors; the rows represent studies and the columns represent outcomes.</dd>
 </dl>

dat.pte: Meta-Analysis of Multiple Risk Factors for Pterygium

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