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PublicationBias: Sensitivity Analysis for Publication Bias in Meta-Analyses

Description

Performs sensitivity analysis for publication bias in meta-analyses (per Mathur & VanderWeele, 2020 [doi:10.31219/osf.io/s9dp6]). These analyses enable statements such as: "For publication bias to shift the observed point estimate to the null, 'significant' results would need to be at least 30-fold more likely to be published than negative or 'nonsignificant' results." Comparable statements can be made regarding shifting to a chosen non-null value or shifting the confidence interval. Provides a worst-case meta-analytic point estimate under maximal publication bias obtained simply by conducting a standard meta-analysis of only the negative and "nonsignificant" studies.

Author(s)

Maintainer: Peter Solymos peter@analythium.io (ORCID) [contributor]

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References

Mathur MB, VanderWeele TJ (2020). “Sensitivity analysis for publication bias in meta-analyses.” Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C (Applied Statistics), 69(5), 1091–1119.

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