TY - BOOK AU - Schwarzer,Guido AU - Carpenter,James R. AU - Rücker,Gerta ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Meta-Analysis with R T2 - Use R!, SN - 9783319214160 AV - QA276-280 U1 - 519.5 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer KW - Statistics KW - Biostatistics KW - Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences KW - Statistics for Social Science, Behavorial Science, Education, Public Policy, and Law N1 - Part I Getting Started: An Introduction to Meta-Analysis in R -- Part II Standard Methods: Fixed Effect and Random Effects Meta-Analysis -- Meta-Analysis with Binary Outcomes -- Heterogeneity and Meta-Regression -- Part III Advanced Topics: Small-Study Effects in Meta-Analysis -- Missing Data in Meta-Analysis -- Multivariate Meta-Analysis -- Network Meta-Analysis -- Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies -- Further Information on R -- Index N2 - This book provides a comprehensive introduction to performing meta-analysis using the statistical software R. It is intended for quantitative researchers and students in the medical and social sciences who wish to learn how to perform meta-analysis with R. As such, the book introduces the key concepts and models used in meta-analysis. It also includes chapters on the following advanced topics: publication bias and small study effects; missing data; multivariate meta-analysis, network meta-analysis; and meta-analysis of diagnostic studies.   UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21416-0 ER -