bspmma: An R Package for Bayesian Semiparametric Models for Meta-Analysis

We introduce an R package, bspmma, which implements a Dirichlet-based random effects model specific to meta-analysis. In meta-analysis, when combining effect estimates from several heterogeneous studies, it is common to use a random-effects model. The usual frequentist or Bayesian models specify a n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Deborah Burr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Foundation for Open Access Statistics 2012-07-01
Series:Journal of Statistical Software
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Online Access:http://www.jstatsoft.org/v50/i04/paper