A historical review of publication bias

A Marks‐Anglin, Y Chen - Research synthesis methods, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Publication bias is a well‐known threat to the validity of meta‐analyses and, more broadly,
the reproducibility of scientific findings. When policies and recommendations are predicated …

On weakly informative prior distributions for the heterogeneity parameter in Bayesian random‐effects meta‐analysis

C Röver, R Bender, S Dias, CH Schmid… - Research Synthesis …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The normal‐normal hierarchical model (NNHM) constitutes a simple and widely used
framework for meta‐analysis. In the common case of only few studies contributing to the …

A review and comparison of arm‐based versus contrast‐based network meta‐analysis for binary outcomes—Understanding their differences and limitations

H Chu, L Lin, Z Wang, Z Wang, Y Chen… - Wiley …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Network meta‐analysis (NMA) is a statistical procedure to simultaneously compare multiple
interventions. Despite the added complexity of performing an NMA compared with the …

Theory and practice of Bayesian and frequentist frameworks for network meta-analysis

B Sadeghirad, F Foroutan, MJ Zoratti… - BMJ Evidence-Based …, 2023 - ebm.bmj.com
Network meta-analysis (NMA) is an increasingly popular statistical method of synthesising
evidence to assess the comparative benefits and harms of multiple treatments in a single …

[HTML][HTML] Predictive P-score for treatment ranking in Bayesian network meta-analysis

KJ Rosenberger, R Duan, Y Chen, L Lin - BMC medical research …, 2021 - Springer
Background Network meta-analysis (NMA) is a widely used tool to compare multiple
treatments by synthesizing different sources of evidence. Measures such as the surface …

[HTML][HTML] Application of network meta-analysis in the field of physical activity and health promotion

X Su, DJ McDonough, H Chu, M Quan, Z Gao - Journal of Sport and Health …, 2020 - Elsevier
Continued advancement in the field of physical activity and health promotion relies heavily
on the synthesis of rigorous scientific evidence. As such, systematic reviews and meta …

[HTML][HTML] Bridging randomized controlled trials and single-arm trials using commensurate priors in arm-based network meta-analysis

Z Wang, L Lin, T Murray, JS Hodges… - The annals of applied …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Network meta-analysis (NMA) is a powerful tool to compare multiple treatments directly and
indirectly by combining and contrasting multiple independent clinical trials. Because many …

[HTML][HTML] Tipping point analysis for the between-arm correlation in an arm-based evidence synthesis

W Han, Z Wang, M Xiao, Z He, H Chu, L Lin - BMC Medical Research …, 2024 - Springer
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are essential tools in contemporary evidence-based
medicine, synthesizing evidence from various sources to better inform clinical decision …

Bayesian meta‐analysis using SAS PROC BGLIMM

KW Rott, L Lin, JS Hodges, L Siegel… - Research synthesis …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Meta‐analysis is commonly used to compare two treatments. Network meta‐analysis (NMA)
is a powerful extension for comparing and contrasting multiple treatments simultaneously in …

Bayesian hierarchical models incorporating study‐level covariates for multivariate meta‐analysis of diagnostic tests without a gold standard with application to COVID …

Z Wang, TA Murray, M Xiao, L Lin… - Statistics in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
When evaluating a diagnostic test, it is common that a gold standard may not be available.
One example is the diagnosis of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection using saliva sampling or …