smoke {pcnetmeta}

Network Meta-Analysis on Smoking Cessation Data

Description

An example of network meta-analysis for binary outcomes.

Usage

data("smoke")

Format

A data frame containing 24 studies on smoking cessation, comparing four treatments.

s.id

a numeric vector of study IDs.

t.id

a numeric vector of treatment IDs.

r

a numeric vector of the event count for a certain treatment in the corresponding study.

n

a numeric vector of the total number of participants for a certain treatment in the corresponding study.

Details

Treatment IDs stand for 1) no contact; 2) self-help; 3) individual counseling; and 4) group counseling.

Source

Hasselblad V (1998) "Meta-analysis of multitreatment studies." Medical Decision Making, 18(1), 37–43. <doi: 10.1177/0272989X9801800110>

Lu G, Ades AE (2006) "Assessing evidence inconsistency in mixed treatment comparisons." Journal of the American Statistical Association 101(474), 447–459. <doi: 10.1198/016214505000001302>