Undue reliance on I 2 in assessing heterogeneity may mislead

作者: Gerta Rücker , Guido Schwarzer , James R Carpenter , Martin Schumacher

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-8-79

关键词: InflationRandom effects modelMeasure (mathematics)PsychologySample size determinationSampling errorEconometricsStatisticsVariance (accounting)StatisticSample (statistics)

摘要: Background The heterogeneity statistic I 2 , interpreted as the percentage of variability due to heterogeneity between studies rather than sampling error, depends on precision, that is, …

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