Some general points in estimating heterogeneity variance with the DerSimonian-Laird estimator

DOI10.1093/biostatistics/3.4.445zbMath1138.62348OpenAlexW2062356051WikidataQ52949944 ScholiaQ52949944MaRDI QIDQ5701158

Uwe Malzahn, Dankmar Boehning

Publication date: 2 November 2005

Published in: Biostatistics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/biostatistics/3.4.445

zbMATH Keywords

Meta-analysisBias in DerSimonian-Laird estimatorEstimator of heterogeneity variancePooled analysisPopulation averaged study-specific weightsStudy-specific weights

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of statistics to biology and medical sciences; meta analysis (62P10) Estimation in survival analysis and censored data (62N02)

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