predict.riley {metamisc} | R Documentation |
Prediction Interval
Description
Calculates a prediction interval for the summary parameters of Riley's alternative model for bivariate random-effects meta-analysis. This interval predicts in what range future observations will fall given what has already been observed.
Usage
## S3 method for class 'riley'
predict(object, ...)
Arguments
object |
A |
... |
Additional arguments (currently ignored) |
Details
Prediction intervals are based on Student's t-distribution with (numstudies - 5) degrees of freedom. The width of the interval is specified by the significance level chosen during meta-analysis.
Value
Data frame containing prediction intervals with the summary estimates beta1
and beta2
(for effect size data), or with the mean sensitivity and false positive rate (for diagnostic test accuracy data).
Author(s)
Thomas Debray <thomas.debray@gmail.com>
[Package metamisc version 0.4.0 Index]