On the Q statistic with constant weights in meta-analysis of binary outcomes
Abstract Background Cochran’s Q statistic is routinely used for testing heterogeneity in meta-analysis. Its expected value (under an incorrect null distribution) is part of several popular estimators of the between-study variance, $$\tau ^2$$ τ 2 . Those applications generally do not account for use...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-06-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Research Methodology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-023-01939-z |