mgcont: Group Studies with Continuous Outcome Data by Homogeneity

In metagroup: Meaningful Grouping of Studies in Meta-Analysis

Group Studies with Continuous Outcome Data by Homogeneity

Description

This function iteratively assigns studies to subgroups based on a homogeneity test. The goal is to create statistically homogeneous groups of studies before performing a final meta-analysis with continuous outcome data.

Usage

mgcont(data, n.e, mean.e, sd.e, n.c, mean.c, sd.c, studlab, ...)

Arguments

data	A data frame containing the meta-analysis data.
n.e	A vector of sample sizes in the experimental group.
mean.e	A vector of means in the experimental group.
sd.e	A vector of standard deviations in the experimental group.
n.c	A vector of sample sizes in the control group.
mean.c	A vector of means in the control group.
sd.c	A vector of standard deviations in the control group.
studlab	A vector of study labels.
...	Additional arguments passed on to 'meta::metacont'.

Details

The algorithm starts with a single study in "group 1". It then processes each subsequent study, attempting to place it in an existing group. A study is added to a group only if its inclusion does not result in significant within-group heterogeneity. If no suitable group is found, a new one is created.

Value

A list containing the final data with subgroup assignments ('data'), the final 'metacont' model ('model'), and the number of attempts ('attempts').

Author(s)

Ahmed Abdelmageed [e-mail]

See Also

meaning

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