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Core meta-analysis

Functions for fitting common-effect and random-effects meta-analysis models.

bayesma()
Run a Bayesian Meta-Analysis in Stan
bayesma_marginal()
Compute a marginal estimand from a bayesma fit
bayesma_report()
Generate a Bayesian meta-analysis report

Multivariate meta-analysis

bayesma_mv()
Run a Multivariate Bayesian Meta-Analysis in Stan
bayesma_mv_spec()
Build a bivariate meta-analysis specification object
bayesma_mv_stan_code()
Generate Stan code for a bivariate meta-analysis specification
bayesma_mv_stan_data()
Build the Stan data list for a bivariate meta-analysis specification
bayesma_mv_fit()
Compile and sample a bivariate meta-analysis model
bayesma_mv_extract()
Extract tidy effect components from a bivariate meta-analysis fit
bayesma_mv_output()
Assemble a bayesma_mv object from pipeline outputs

Egger’s test

egger()
Egger's Regression Test for Small-Study Effects (Bayesian)
egger_plot()
Plot method for bayesma_egger

Meta-regression

meta_reg()
Bayesian Meta-Regression
coefficient_evidence()
Bayesian Evidence for Meta-Regression Coefficients
metareg_mod_plot()
Plot Method for bayesma_coef_evidence Objects
bubble_plot()
Bubble Plot for Meta-Regression
multi_bubble_plots()
Multi-panel Bubble Plots

Model comparison

compare_models()
Compare Multiple Bayesian Meta-Analysis Models
compare_table()
Create a Table for Model Comparison Results
compare_plot()
Plot Model Comparison Results

RoBMA

robma()
Robust Bayesian Model Averaging for Meta-Analysis
robma_table()
Create a gt Table for RoBMA Results
robma_sensitivity()
Run RoBMA Models Across Multiple Prior Specifications
robma_default_priors()
Default RoBMA prior set
attach_robma_sensitivity()
Attach RoBMA Sensitivity Fits to a bayesma Object
has_robma_sensitivity()
Check if RoBMA Sensitivity Fits are Available

Prior constructors

Functions for specifying prior distributions.

INSPECT-SR

Tools for assessing the trustworthiness of included trials.

inspect_sr()
Run the INSPECT-SR Trustworthiness Assessment
inspect_sr_table()
Per-Check INSPECT-SR Results Table
inspect_plot()
Create INSPECT-SR Trustworthiness Plot
inspect_summary_plot()
Create INSPECT-SR Summary Bar Plot
filter_trustworthy()
Filter Studies by INSPECT-SR Trustworthiness
bayes_carlisle_test()
Bayesian Carlisle's Test for Baseline Balance
bayes_grim_test()
Bayesian GRIM Test
bayes_verify_pvalue()
Bayesian P-Value Verification
carlisle_test()
Carlisle's Test for Baseline Balance
grim_test()
GRIM Test (Granularity-Related Inconsistency of Means)
verify_pvalue()
Verify a Reported P-Value
check_n_consistency()
Check Participant Number Consistency
check_statistics_consistency()
Check Internal Consistency of Summary Statistics
inspect_sr_example
Example INSPECT-SR Dataset: EEG-Guided Anaesthesia and Delirium

PRIMED

Preliminary investigation of meta-analytic data structure.

primed()
PRIMED: Preliminary Investigation of Meta-analytic Databases

Sensitivity analysis

sensitivity_plot()
Generate Sensitivity Analysis Plot for Bayesian Meta-Analysis
render_sensitivity_patchwork()
Render the stored components into a patchwork object
sens_add_probs() sens_add_null() sens_add_titles() sens_add_x_lim() sens_add_plot_width()
Post-render modifications to a sensitivity plot

Diagnostics

diagnostics()
Single-Page Model Diagnostics for bayesma Objects
pp_check()
Posterior and Prior Predictive Checks for bayesma Objects

Visualisations

forest()
Create Bayesian Forest Plot for Meta-Analysis
overall_plot()
Create posterior plots for Bayesian meta-analysis
funnel_plot()
Create a Funnel Plot for Bayesian Meta-Analysis
rob_plot()
Create Risk of Bias Plot
ecdf_model_plot()
ECDF Plot Comparing Model Strategies
ecdf_prior_plot()
ECDF Plot Comparing Prior Sensitivity

Datasets

binary_outcome
Example Binary Outcome Dataset
cont_outcome
Example Continuous Outcome Dataset

Utilities

stan_code()
Print Stan code from a fitted model
interpret()
Interpret a Bayesian meta-analysis workflow