Fully Bayesian hierarchical modelling in two stages, with application to meta-analysis

Meta-analysis is often undertaken in two stages, with each study analysed separately in stage 1 and estimates combined across studies in stage 2. The study-specific estimates are assumed to arise from normal distributions with known variances equal to their corresponding estimates. In contrast, a on...

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Main Authors: Lunn, David, Barrett, Jessica, Sweeting, Michael, Thompson, Simon
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3814003/