Riley et al. (2011) analyzed a hypothetical meta-analysis.
They generated a data set of 10 studies examining the same
antihypertensive drug.
Negative estimates suggested reduced blood pressure in the
treatment group.
Usage
data(sbp)
Arguments
Format
A data frame with 10 rows and 2 variables
Details
y: Standardized mean difference
sigmak: Standard error
References
Riley, R. D., Higgins, J. P. T, and Deeks, J. J. (2011).
Interpretation of random effects meta-analyses.
BMJ.342: d549.