Nonparametric inference procedure for percentiles of the random effects distribution in meta-analysis

Annals of Applied Statistics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 520-532

  Wang, Rui ^a   Tian, Lu ^b   Cai, Tianxi ^a   Wei, L J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bivariate beta; Conditional permutation test; Erythropoiesis stimulating agents; Logit normal; Two level hierachical model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870279287     PISSN: 19326157     EISSN: 19417330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/09-AOAS280     Document Type: Article

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