Meta-Analysis with R

• Main Authors: Schwarzer, Guido (Author), Carpenter, James R. (Author), Rücker, Gerta (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Use R!,
• Subjects: Statistics.; Biostatistics.; Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences.; Statistics for Social Science, Behavorial Science, Education, Public Policy, and Law.
• Physical Description: XII, 252 p. 58 illus., 4 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319214160
• ISSN: 2197-5736

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to performing meta-analysis using the statistical software R. It is intended for quantitative researchers and students in the medical and social sciences who wish to learn how to perform meta-analysis with R. As such, the book introduces the key concepts and models used in meta-analysis. It also includes chapters on the following advanced topics: publication bias and small study effects; missing data; multivariate meta-analysis, network meta-analysis; and meta-analysis of diagnostic studies. .