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boutliers: R package of outlier detection and influence diagnostics for meta-analysis

2025-09-19 health informatics Title + abstract only
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Meta-analysis is an established methodology for evidence synthesis. In practice, substantial heterogeneity often arises among studies, and random-effects models are widely employed as standard tools. However, in many cases of data synthesis, some studies exhibit markedly different characteristics from others, beyond the degree expected from statistical error, and may become influential outliers that affect the overall conclusions. Although outlier detection and influence diagnostic methods have ...

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