meta_analysis_R_metafor

Vignettes to perform meta-analysis in R using the metafor package.

Also has Bayesian meta-analysis using the bayesmeta package.

This repository also has additional resources for learning meta-analysis, epidemiology and basic statistics.

• Adapted from

  • https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/metafor/index.html

  • http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/web/packages/bayesmeta/vignettes/bayesmeta.html

  • www.metafor-project.org/doku.php/analyses:rothman2008

  • https://www.coursera.org/learn/systematic-review/home/welcome

  • https://www.coursera.org/learn/epidemiology/home/welcome

• Installation:

  • source("installation_script.R")

• Usage:

  • nohup R --no-save < meta_analysis_poc.R

  OR

  • In R

  • source("meta_analysis_poc.R")

  • source("effect_size_example.R")

    • for a small example of a fixed-effects and random effects model

  • source("bayesian_metaanalysis.R")

    • for a small Bayesian meta-analysis example

  • source("relative_risk_moderators.R")

    • example for a relative risk meta-analysis with moderators

    • THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT script

  • source("stratified_risk.R")

    • example of stratified risk models in metafor including risk difference (RD), risk ratio (RR) and odds ratio (OR)

  • source("meta_regression.R")

    • example and pointers to meta-regression

  • source("metaanalysis_hazard_ratios.R")

    • example script to meta-analyse hazard ratios or meta-analysis of survival and time to event models

    • additional examples of survival models are available at

      • https://bitbucket.org/neelsoumya/survival_curves

• More resources and tutorials at:

  • http://www.wvbauer.com/doku.php/presentations

  • http://www.deeplytrivial.com/search?q=meta-analysis

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6qDlov5-Is

  • http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/web/packages/bayesmeta/vignettes/bayesmeta.html

  • http://www.wvbauer.com/doku.php/presentations

  • http://www.metafor-project.org/doku.php/analyses

  • https://www.coursera.org/learn/epidemiology/home/welcome

• Contact

  • Soumya Banerjee

  • https://sites.google.com/site/neelsoumya/Home