[R] New Meta-Analysis Package (metafor)

[Viechtbauer Wolfgang (STAT)]

A new package is now available via CRAN, called metafor.

The metafor package consists of a collection of functions for conducting meta-analyses in R. Fixed- and random-effects models (with and without moderators) can be fitted via the general linear (mixed-effects) model. For 2x2 table data, the Mantel-Haenszel and Peto's method are also implemented. The package also provides various plot functions (for example, for forest, funnel, and radial plots) and functions for assessing the model fit and obtaining case diagnostics.

Best,

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Wolfgang Viechtbauer
 Department of Methodology and Statistics
 University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
 http://www.wvbauer.com/