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Simulation-based estimation of mean and standard deviation for meta-analysis via Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC)

BACKGROUND: When conducting a meta-analysis of a continuous outcome, estimated means and standard deviations from the selected studies are required in order to obtain an overall estimate of the mean effect and its confidence interval. If these quantities are not directly reported in the publications...

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Autores principales: Kwon, Deukwoo, Reis, Isildinha M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4542106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26264850
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12874-015-0055-5