Naike Wang

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Performing Classic fail-safe N in R using the metafor package

I was conducting a meta-analysis of single proportions(i.e. without a control group) using the metafor package. When I performed a classic fail-safe N, I noticed that the result (the number of...

26 June 2017 4,067 3 View

Which transformation would you use when conducting meta-analysis of single proportions?

The goal of my meta-analysis project is to combine proportions from studies without a control group. In Practical Meta-Analysis, Lipsey and Wilson mentioned that the logit transformation should be...

16 May 2017 7,260 8 View

Why paranoids jump to a conclusion and hold to it despite disconfirming evidence?

Read 11 answers by scientists with 2 recommendations from their colleagues to the question asked by Naike Wang on Nov 5, 2016

05 November 2016 9,330 10 View

Under what circumstances will hazard ratios approximate odds ratios?

I am doing a meta-analysis on the effectiveness of sex offender registration laws with juvenile sex offenders. I want to find out if the laws would reduce recidivism rates. I narrowed down to four...

04 November 2016 2,051 1 View

In meta-analysis, can you include a study in which the number of non-event is zero?

I'm in the process of selecting articles for my meta-analysis study. I found an article in which the number of non-event in the control trial was zero. Here is the stats I have: ...

07 October 2016 9,287 1 View

How many researchers are typically needed in a meta-analysis study?

I heard that three researchers are needed to finalize the selection of articles that will be included in a meta-analysis, is this typically true in the field?

30 September 2016 1,008 11 View