General Package for Meta-Analysis


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Documentation for package ‘meta’ version 7.0-0

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meta-package meta: Brief overview of methods and general hints

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amlodipine Amlodipine for Work Capacity
as.data.frame.meta Additional functions for objects of class meta
asin2ir Auxiliary functions for (back) transformations
asin2p Auxiliary functions for (back) transformations

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backtransf Auxiliary functions for (back) transformations
barplot.rob Produce weighted bar plot of risk of bias assessment
baujat Baujat plot to explore heterogeneity in meta-analysis
baujat.meta Baujat plot to explore heterogeneity in meta-analysis
blup Calculate best linear unbiased predictor for 'meta' object
blup.meta Calculate best linear unbiased predictor for 'meta' object
bubble Bubble plot to display the result of a meta-regression
bubble.metareg Bubble plot to display the result of a meta-regression

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caffeine Caffeine for daytime drowsiness
ci Calculation of confidence intervals (based on normal approximation or t-distribution)
cilayout Print meta-analysis results
cisapride Cisapride in Non-Ulcer Dispepsia
cor2z Auxiliary functions for (back) transformations

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drapery Drapery plot

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estimates Extract results from meta-analysis object
estimates.blup.meta Calculate best linear unbiased predictor for 'meta' object
estimates.meta Extract results from meta-analysis object

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Fleiss1993bin Aspirin after Myocardial Infarction
Fleiss1993cont Mental Health Treatment
Fleiss1993_CR Import RevMan 5 analysis data
Fleiss93 Aspirin after Myocardial Infarction
Fleiss93cont Mental Health Treatment
forest Forest plot to display the result of a meta-analysis
forest.meta Forest plot to display the result of a meta-analysis
forest.metabind Forest plot to display the result of a meta-analysis
funnel Funnel plot
funnel.meta Funnel plot

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gs Get default for a meta-analysis setting.

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JAMAlabels Create study labels in JAMA layout (deprecated function)

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labbe L'Abbé plot for meta-analysis with binary outcomes
labbe.default L'Abbé plot for meta-analysis with binary outcomes
labbe.metabin L'Abbé plot for meta-analysis with binary outcomes
labels.meta Create study labels for forest plot
logit2p Auxiliary functions for (back) transformations
logVR2VE Auxiliary functions for (back) transformations
longarm Transform data from pairwise comparisons to long arm-based format
lungcancer Smoking example

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meta meta: Brief overview of methods and general hints
meta-object Description of R object of class "meta"
meta-sm Description of summary measures available in R package *meta*
meta-transf Auxiliary functions for (back) transformations
metaadd Add pooled results from external analysis to meta-analysis
metabias Test for funnel plot asymmetry
metabias.cdir Cochrane review: Test for funnel plot asymmetry
metabias.default Test for funnel plot asymmetry
metabias.meta Test for funnel plot asymmetry
metabias.rm5 Cochrane review: Test for funnel plot asymmetry
metabin Meta-analysis of binary outcome data
metabind Combine and summarize meta-analysis objects
metacont Meta-analysis of continuous outcome data
metacor Meta-analysis of correlations
metacr Meta-analysis of outcome data from Cochrane review
metacum Cumulative meta-analysis
metacum.default Cumulative meta-analysis
metacum.meta Cumulative meta-analysis
metagen Generic inverse variance meta-analysis
metainc Meta-analysis of incidence rates
metainf Influence analysis in meta-analysis using leave-one-out method
metainf.default Influence analysis in meta-analysis using leave-one-out method
metainf.meta Influence analysis in meta-analysis using leave-one-out method
metamean Meta-analysis of single means
metamerge Merge results of two meta-analyses on the same data set
metaprop Meta-analysis of single proportions
metarate Meta-analysis of single incidence rates
metareg Meta-regression
metareg.default Meta-regression
metareg.meta Meta-regression

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nnt Calculate the number needed to treat (NNT)
nnt.default Calculate the number needed to treat (NNT)
nnt.meta Calculate the number needed to treat (NNT)

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Olkin1995 Thrombolytic Therapy after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Olkin95 Thrombolytic Therapy after Acute Myocardial Infarction
or2smd Conversion from log odds ratio to standardised mean difference

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p2asin Auxiliary functions for (back) transformations
p2logit Auxiliary functions for (back) transformations
Pagliaro1992 Meta-analysis on Prevention of First Bleeding in Cirrhosis
plot.meta Forest plot to display the result of a meta-analysis
print.blup.meta Calculate best linear unbiased predictor for 'meta' object
print.cdir Import data of Cochrane intervention review
print.estimates.blup.meta Calculate best linear unbiased predictor for 'meta' object
print.estimates.meta Extract results from meta-analysis object
print.meta Print meta-analysis results
print.metabias Test for funnel plot asymmetry
print.nnt.meta Calculate the number needed to treat (NNT)
print.rm5 Cochrane review: summary of meta-analyses
print.rob Risk of bias assessment
print.summary.cdir Cochrane review: detailed summary of meta-analyses
print.summary.meta Print detailed meta-analysis results
print.summary.rm5 Cochrane review: detailed summary of meta-analyses
print.trimfill.cdir Cochrane review: trim-and-fill method
print.trimfill.rm5 Cochrane review: trim-and-fill method

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radial Radial plot
radial.default Radial plot
radial.meta Radial plot
read.cdir Import data of Cochrane intervention review
read.mtv Import RevMan 4 data files (.mtv)
read.rm5 Import RevMan 5 analysis data
rob Risk of bias assessment

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settings.meta Print and change default settings to conduct and print or plot meta-analyses in R package *meta*.
smd2or Conversion from standardised mean difference to log odds ratio
smoking Smoking example
subset.longarm Return subset of longarm object
summary.cdir Cochrane review: detailed summary of meta-analyses
summary.meta Summary of meta-analysis results
summary.rm5 Cochrane review: detailed summary of meta-analyses

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traffic_light Produce traffic light plot of risk of bias assessment
transf Auxiliary functions for (back) transformations
trimfill Trim-and-fill method to adjust for bias in meta-analysis
trimfill.cdir Cochrane review: trim-and-fill method
trimfill.default Trim-and-fill method to adjust for bias in meta-analysis
trimfill.meta Trim-and-fill method to adjust for bias in meta-analysis
trimfill.rm5 Cochrane review: trim-and-fill method

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update.meta Update a meta-analysis object

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VE2logVR Auxiliary functions for (back) transformations

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weights.meta Calculate absolute and percentage weights for meta-analysis
woodyplants Elevated CO_2 and total biomass of woody plants

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z2cor Auxiliary functions for (back) transformations

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.forestArgs Forest plot to display the result of a meta-analysis