Plea for routinely presenting prediction intervals in meta-analysis

Evaluating the variation in the strength of the effect across studies is a key feature of meta-analyses. This variability is reflected by measures like τ(2) or I(2), but their clinical interpretation is not straightforward. A prediction interval is less complicated: it presents the expected range of...

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Published in:	BMJ open Vol. 6; no. 7; p. e010247
Main Authors:	IntHout, Joanna, Ioannidis, John P A, Rovers, Maroeska M, Goeman, Jelle J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 12.07.2016 BMJ Publishing Group
Subjects:	Estimates Humans Meta-analysis Meta-Analysis as Topic Polyps Probability Publishing Research Methods Research Report Steroids Heterogeneity Clinical trial Random effects Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Meta-analysis Prediction interval
ISSN:	2044-6055, 2044-6055
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