param_combine {StratifiedMedicine}

Overall Population Estimate: Aggregating Subgroup-Specific Parameter Estimates

Description

Function that combines subgroup-specific estimates to obtain an overall population estimate. Options including sample size weighting and max Z weighting

Usage

param_combine(param.dat, combine = "SS", alpha = 0.05, ...)

Arguments

param.dat

Parameter data-set with subgroup-specific point estimates, SEs, and sample sizes.

combine

Method to combine subgroup-specific estimates. Default is "SS", or sample size weighting. Another option is "maxZ"(see Mehrotra and Marceau-West 2021).

alpha

Two-sided alpha level for overall population. Default=0.05

...

Any additional parameters, not currently passed through.

Value

Data-frame with point estimate, SE, and CI