An integrative shrinkage estimator for random-effects meta-analysis of rare binary events

Meta-analysis has been a powerful tool for inferring the treatment effect between two experimental conditions from multiple studies of rare binary events. Recently, under a random-effects (RE) model, Bhaumik et al. developed a simple average (SA) estimator and showed that with the continuity correct...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lie Li, Ou Bai, Xinlei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865417301990