R: Class "uvmeta". Result of a univariate meta-analysis.
uvmeta-class
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Class "uvmeta". Result of a univariate meta-analysis.
Description
This class encapsulates results of a univariate meta-analysis.
Objects from the Class
Objects can be created by calls of the form uvmeta.
Slots
call:
(language) The call to uvmeta.
data:
(data frame) The data used for the meta-analysis.
results:
(data frame) Contains the pooled effect size (mu), the between-study variability (tausq), Cochran's Q statistic (Q) and Higgins' and Thompson's I square statistic (Isq). For each estimate, error variances are provided with predefined confidence (method="MOM") or credibility (method="bayes") intervals.
model:
(character) The meta-analysis model used.
method:
(character) The estimator used.
na.action:
(character) Information from the action which was applied to object if NAs were handled specially, or NULL.
df:
(numeric) Degrees of freedom.
numstudies:
(numeric) The amount of studies used in the meta-analysis.
pred.int:
(data frame) A prediction interval, predicting in what range future effect sizes will fall given what has already been observed (based on a Student's t-distribution, cfr. Riley 2011)
formula:
(character) If a formula was specified, a
character vector giving the formula and parameter specifications.