inst/doc/Adding_New_DGMs.R

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knitr::opts_chunk$set(
  collapse = TRUE,
  comment = "#>"
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# #' @title Normal Unbiased Data-Generating Mechanism
# #'
# #' @description
# #' An example data-generating mechanism to simulate effect sizes without
# #' publication bias.
# #'
# #' @param dgm_name DGM name (automatically passed)
# #' @param settings List containing \describe{
# #'   \item{mean_effect}{Mean effect}
# #'   \item{heterogeneity}{Effect heterogeneity}
# #'   \item{n_studies}{Number of effect size estimates}
# #' }
# #'
# #'
# #' @return Data frame with \describe{
# #'   \item{yi}{effect size}
# #'   \item{sei}{standard error}
# #' }
# #'
# #' @references
# #' \insertAllCited{}
# #'
# #' @seealso [dgm()], [validate_dgm_setting()]
# #' @export
# dgm.no_bias <- function(dgm_name, settings) {
# 
#   # Extract settings
#   n_studies     <- settings[["n_studies"]]
#   mean_effect   <- settings[["mean_effect"]]
#   heterogeneity <- settings[["heterogeneity"]]
# 
#   # Simulate sample sizes based on empirical distribution
#   N_shape <- 2
#   N_scale <- 58
#   N_low   <- 25
#   N_high  <- 500
# 
#   N_seq <- seq(N_low, N_high, 1)
#   N_den <- stats::dnbinom(N_seq, size = N_shape, prob = 1/(N_scale+1)) /
#       (stats::pnbinom(N_high, size = N_shape, prob = 1/(N_scale+1)) -
#        stats::pnbinom(N_low - 1, size = N_shape, prob = 1/(N_scale+1)))
# 
#   N <- sample(N_seq, n_studies, TRUE, N_den)
# 
#   # Compute standard errors based on sample sizes (Cohen's d formula)
#   standard_errors <- sqrt(4/N)
# 
#   # Simulate true effect sizes with heterogeneity
#   effect_sizes <- stats::rnorm(n_studies, mean_effect,
#                               sqrt(heterogeneity^2 + standard_errors^2))
# 
#   # Return standardized data frame
#   data <- data.frame(
#     yi  = effect_sizes,
#     sei = standard_errors,
#     ni  = N
#   )
# 
#   return(data)
# }

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# #' @export
# validate_dgm_setting.no_bias <- function(dgm_name, settings) {
# 
#   # Check that all required settings are specified
#   required_params <- c("n_studies", "mean_effect", "heterogeneity")
#   missing_params <- setdiff(required_params, names(settings))
#   if (length(missing_params) > 0)
#     stop("Missing required settings: ", paste(missing_params, collapse = ", "))
# 
#   # Extract settings for validation
#   n_studies     <- settings[["n_studies"]]
#   mean_effect   <- settings[["mean_effect"]]
#   heterogeneity <- settings[["heterogeneity"]]
# 
#   # Validate each parameter
#   if (length(n_studies) != 1 || !is.numeric(n_studies) || is.na(n_studies) ||
#       !is.wholenumber(n_studies) || n_studies < 1)
#     stop("'n_studies' must be an integer larger than 0")
# 
#   if (length(mean_effect) != 1 || !is.numeric(mean_effect) || is.na(mean_effect))
#     stop("'mean_effect' must be numeric")
# 
#   if (length(heterogeneity) != 1 || !is.numeric(heterogeneity) ||
#       is.na(heterogeneity) || heterogeneity < 0)
#     stop("'heterogeneity' must be non-negative")
# 
#   return(invisible(TRUE))
# }

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# #' @export
# dgm_conditions.no_bias <- function(dgm_name) {
# 
#   # Generate a grid of pre-specified settings
#   settings <- data.frame(expand.grid(
#     mean_effect    = c(0, 0.3),
#     heterogeneity  = c(0, 0.15),
#     n_studies      = c(10, 100)
#   ))
# 
#   # Attach unique condition identifiers
#   settings$condition_id <- 1:nrow(settings)
# 
#   return(settings)
# }

## ----eval=FALSE---------------------------------------------------------------
# # Use with custom settings
# data <- simulate_dgm("no_bias", list(
#   mean_effect = 0.2,
#   heterogeneity = 0.1,
#   n_studies = 50
# ))
# head(data)
# 
# # Use with pre-defined conditions
# data <- simulate_dgm("no_bias", settings = 1)
# head(data)
# 
# # View available conditions
# conditions <- dgm_conditions("no_bias")
# conditions

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