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...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
BMC
2023-06-01
|
| Series: | BMC Medical Research Methodology |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-023-01939-z |