Local inconsistency detection using the Kullback–Leibler divergence measure

Abstract Background The standard approach to local inconsistency assessment typically relies on testing the conflict between the direct and indirect evidence in selected treatment comparisons. However, statistical tests for inconsistency have low power and are subject to misinterpreting a p-value ab...

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Published in:	Systematic Reviews
Main Author:	Loukia M. Spineli
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-10-01
Subjects:	Network meta-analysis Consistency Kullback–Leibler divergence Information loss
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-024-02680-4