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A random effects meta-analysis model with Box-Cox transformation

BACKGROUND: In a random effects meta-analysis model, true treatment effects for each study are routinely assumed to follow a normal distribution. However, normality is a restrictive assumption and the misspecification of the random effects distribution may result in a misleading estimate of overall...

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Autores principales: Yamaguchi, Yusuke, Maruo, Kazushi, Partlett, Christopher, Riley, Richard D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5517826/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28724350
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12874-017-0376-7