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Henmi, Masayuki, Copas, John B. and Eguchi, Shinto (2006) Confidence intervals and P-valves for meta analysis with publication bias. Working Paper. Coventry: University of Warwick. Centre for Research in Statistical Methodology. Working papers, Vol.2006 (No.1).
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Abstract
We study publication bias in meta analysis by supposing there is a population
(y, σ) of studies which give treatment effect estimates y ~ N(θ, σ2). A selection function
describes the probability that each study is selected for review. The overall estimate of
θ depends on the studies selected, and hence on the (unknown) selection function. Our
previous paper, Copas and Jackson (2004, A bound for publication bias based on the
fraction of unpublished studies, Biometrics 60, 146-153), studied the maximum bias over
all possible selection functions which satisfy the weak condition that large studies (small σ)
are as likely, or more likely, to be selected than small studies (large σ). This led to a worstcase
sensitivity analysis, controlling for the overall fraction of studies selected. However,
no account was taken of the effect of selection on the uncertainty in estimation. This paper
extends the previous work by finding corresponding confidence intervals and P-values, and
hence a new sensitivity analysis for publication bias. Two examples are discussed.
| Item Type: | Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper) | ||||
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Statistics | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Meta-analysis, Confidence intervals | ||||
| Series Name: | Working papers | ||||
| Publisher: | University of Warwick. Centre for Research in Statistical Methodology | ||||
| Place of Publication: | Coventry | ||||
| Official Date: | 2006 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.2006 | ||||
| Number: | No.1 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 26 | ||||
| Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access | ||||
| Funder: | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
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