Goodness-of-fit testing for meta-analysis of rare binary events

Abstract Random-effects (RE) meta-analysis is a crucial approach for combining results from multiple independent studies that exhibit heterogeneity. Recently, two frequentist goodness-of-fit (GOF) tests were proposed to assess the fit of RE model. However, they tend to perform poorly when assessing...

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Main Authors: Ming Zhang, Olivia Y. Xiao, Johan Lim, Xinlei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44638-x