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Hauptverfasser: Rücker, Gerta, Davies, Annabel L., Schwarzer, Guido
Format: Preprint
Veröffentlicht: 2026
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Online-Zugang:https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.16221
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author Rücker, Gerta
Davies, Annabel L.
Schwarzer, Guido
author_facet Rücker, Gerta
Davies, Annabel L.
Schwarzer, Guido
contents We show that the covariance matrix of the treatment effect estimates in a network meta-analysis can be obtained without matrix inversion using a geometric series of diffusion matrices. This property extends to the hat matrix and provides a connection between parameter estimation in regression analysis and random walks on the network graph. We also provide a number of visualization tools implemented in R.
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spellingShingle Network Meta-analysis and Diffusion
Rücker, Gerta
Davies, Annabel L.
Schwarzer, Guido
Methodology
We show that the covariance matrix of the treatment effect estimates in a network meta-analysis can be obtained without matrix inversion using a geometric series of diffusion matrices. This property extends to the hat matrix and provides a connection between parameter estimation in regression analysis and random walks on the network graph. We also provide a number of visualization tools implemented in R.
title Network Meta-analysis and Diffusion
topic Methodology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.16221