predict.riley: Prediction Interval
In metamisc: Meta-Analysis of Diagnosis and Prognosis Research Studies

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Calculates a prediction interval for the summary parameters of Riley's alternative model for bivariate random-effects meta-analysis. This interval predicts in what range future observations will fall given what has already been observed.

1 2	## S3 method for class 'riley' predict(object, ...)

`object`	A `riley` object.
`...`	Additional arguments (currently ignored)

Prediction intervals are based on Student's t-distribution with (numstudies - 5) degrees of freedom. The width of the interval is specified by the significance level chosen during meta-analysis.

Data frame containing prediction intervals with the summary estimates beta1 and beta2 (for effect size data), or with the mean sensitivity and false positive rate (for diagnostic test accuracy data).

Thomas Debray <thomas.debray@gmail.com>

metamisc documentation built on Oct. 13, 2021, 3 p.m.