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metaquant (version 0.1.3)

Meta-Analysis of Quantiles and Functions of Quantiles

Description

Implements a novel density-based approach for estimating unknown parameters, distribution visualisations and meta-analyses of quantiles and ther functions. A detailed vignettes with example datasets and code to prepare data and analyses is available at . The methods are described in the pre-print by De Livera, Prendergast and Kumaranathunga (2024, ).

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install.packages('metaquant')

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181

Version

0.1.3

License

GPL-3

Maintainer

Udara Kumaranathunga

Last Published

November 9th, 2025

Functions in metaquant (0.1.3)

metaquant

Meta-Analysis of Quantiles and Functions of Quantiles
est.gld.five

Estimating Unknown Parameters using Five-Number Summary
est.mean

Estimating Sample Mean using Quantiles
est.sd

Estimating Sample Standard Deviation using Quantiles
plotdist

Visualising Densities using Quantiles
est.r.study.level

Estimating Variances of Squared IQR Ratio and its Natural Logarithm
est.sld.minq2max

Estimating Unknown Parameters using Minimum, Median and Maximum
est.q.study.level

Estimating Quantile-Based Effect Sizes and Variances
est.sld.q1q2q3

Estimating Unknown Parameters using First Quartile, Median and Third Quartile