Testing homogeneity of effect sizes in pooling 2x2 contingency tables from multiple studies: a comparison of methods

Meta-analysis is a statistical methodology that combines the outcomes of several independent studies. Either a fixed-effects or a random-effects model is used to combine the results of the independent studies. The choice depends on whether the outcomes can be considered homogeneous or not. Several m...

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Main Authors: Osama Almalik, Edwin R. van den Heuvel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Cogent Mathematics & Statistics
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/25742558.2018.1478698