metamedian: An R package for meta-analyzing studies reporting medians
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| author | McGrath, Sean Zhao, XiaoFei Ozturk, Omer Katzenschlager, Stephan Steele, Russell Benedetti, Andrea |
| author_facet | McGrath, Sean Zhao, XiaoFei Ozturk, Omer Katzenschlager, Stephan Steele, Russell Benedetti, Andrea |
| contents | When performing an aggregate data meta-analysis of a continuous outcome, researchers often come across primary studies that report the sample median of the outcome. However, standard meta-analytic methods typically cannot be directly applied in this setting. In recent years, there has been substantial development in statistical methods to incorporate primary studies reporting sample medians in meta-analysis, yet there are currently no comprehensive software tools implementing these methods. In this paper, we present the metamedian R package, a freely available and open-source software tool for meta-analyzing primary studies that report sample medians. We summarize the main features of the software and illustrate its application through real data examples involving risk factors for a severe course of COVID-19. |
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| spellingShingle | metamedian: An R package for meta-analyzing studies reporting medians McGrath, Sean Zhao, XiaoFei Ozturk, Omer Katzenschlager, Stephan Steele, Russell Benedetti, Andrea Methodology Computation When performing an aggregate data meta-analysis of a continuous outcome, researchers often come across primary studies that report the sample median of the outcome. However, standard meta-analytic methods typically cannot be directly applied in this setting. In recent years, there has been substantial development in statistical methods to incorporate primary studies reporting sample medians in meta-analysis, yet there are currently no comprehensive software tools implementing these methods. In this paper, we present the metamedian R package, a freely available and open-source software tool for meta-analyzing primary studies that report sample medians. We summarize the main features of the software and illustrate its application through real data examples involving risk factors for a severe course of COVID-19. |
| title | metamedian: An R package for meta-analyzing studies reporting medians |
| topic | Methodology Computation |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.14243 |