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What to add to nothing? Use and avoidance of continuity corrections in meta‐analysis of sparse data
Statistics in Medicine · 2004 · Vol. 23(9) · pp. 1351–1375
Abstract
Many routinely used summary methods provide widely ranging estimates when applied to sparse data with high imbalance between the size of the studies' arms. A sensitivity analysis using several methods and continuity correction factors is advocated for routine practice.
Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsPoolingStatisticsMeta-analysisSample size determinationBayesian probabilityEvent (particle physics)Computer scienceOdds ratioLogistic regressionEconometrics
MeSH terms
Bayes TheoremBreast NeoplasmsCardiovascular DiseasesEpidemiologic MethodsFemaleFetal MonitoringHeart RateHumansInfant MortalityInfant, NewbornPregnancyRisk FactorsStatistics as TopicMeta-Analysis as TopicEstrogen Replacement Therapy
Funding
- AstraZeneca
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