tloglin: Log-linear (exponential) time-course function

In MBNMAtime: Run Time-Course Model-Based Network Meta-Analysis (MBNMA) Models

Log-linear (exponential) time-course function

Description

rate\times{log(x + 1)}

Usage

tloglin(pool.rate = "rel", method.rate = "common")

Arguments

pool.rate	Pooling for rate parameter. Can take "rel" or "abs" (see details).
method.rate	Method for synthesis of rate parameter. Can take ⁠"common⁠, "random", or be assigned a numeric value (see details).

Value

An object of class("timefun")

Time-course parameters

Time-course parameters in the model must be specified using a pool and a method prefix.

pool is used to define the approach used for pooling of a given time-course parameter and can take any of:

Argument	Model specification
"rel"	Indicates that relative effects should be pooled for this time-course parameter. Relative effects preserve randomisation within included studies, are likely to vary less between studies (only due to effect modification), and allow for testing of consistency between direct and indirect evidence. Pooling follows the general approach for Network Meta-Analysis proposed by \insertCitelu2004;textualMBNMAtime.
"abs"	Indicates that study arms should be pooled across the whole network for this time-course parameter independently of assigned treatment to estimate an absolute effect. This implies estimating a single value across the network for this time-course parameter, and may therefore be making strong assumptions of similarity.

method is used to define the model used for meta-analysis for a given time-course parameter and can take any of the following values:

Argument	Model specification
"common"	Implies that all studies estimate the same true effect (often called a "fixed effect" meta-analysis)
"random"	Implies that all studies estimate a separate true effect, but that each of these true effects vary randomly around a true mean effect. This approach allows for modelling of between-study heterogeneity.
numeric()	Assigned a numeric value, indicating that this time-course parameter should not be estimated from the data but should be assigned the numeric value determined by the user. This can be useful for fixing specific time-course parameters (e.g. Hill parameters in Emax functions, power parameters in fractional polynomials) to a single value.

References

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Examples

tloglin(pool.rate="rel", method.rate="random")
tloglin(pool.rate="abs")

MBNMAtime documentation built on Oct. 14, 2023, 5:08 p.m.