# Meta-Analysis Package for R

## Documentation for package ‘metafor’ version 1.8-0

- DESCRIPTION file.
- Overview of user guides and package vignettes; browse directory.
- Package NEWS.

## Help Pages

A B C D E F G H I L M N P Q R S T V W misc

metafor-package | Metafor: A Meta-Analysis Package for R

## -- A --

addpoly | Add Polygons to Forest Plot
addpoly.default | Add Polygons to Forest Plot
addpoly.rma | Add Summary Estimate Polygon to Forest Plot
AIC.rma | Fit Statistics and Information Criteria for rma Objects
anova.rma.uni | Compare Fit Statistics and Likelihoods of rma.uni Objects

## -- B --

BIC.rma | Fit Statistics and Information Criteria for rma Objects
blup | Best Linear Unbiased Predictions
blup.rma.uni | Best Linear Unbiased Predictions for rma.uni Objects

## -- C --

cbind.escalc | Calculate Effect Size and Outcome Measures
coef.permutest.rma.uni | Model Coefficients for permutest.rma.uni Objects
coef.rma | Model Coefficients for rma Objects
coef.summary.rma | Model Coefficients for rma Objects
confint.rma.glmm | Confidence Intervals for rma Objects
confint.rma.mh | Confidence Intervals for rma Objects
confint.rma.peto | Confidence Intervals for rma Objects
confint.rma.uni | Confidence Intervals for rma Objects
cooks.distance.rma.uni | Case Diagnostics for rma.uni Objects
cumul | Cumulative Meta-Analysis
cumul.rma.mh | Cumulative Meta-Analysis for rma.mh and rma.peto Objects
cumul.rma.peto | Cumulative Meta-Analysis for rma.mh and rma.peto Objects
cumul.rma.uni | Cumulative Meta-Analysis for rma.uni Objects

## -- D --

dat.bcg | Studies on the Effectiveness of the BCG Vaccine for Preventing Tuberculosis
dat.bonett2010 | Studies on the Reliability of the CES-D Scale
dat.colditz1994 | Studies on the Effectiveness of the BCG Vaccine for Preventing Tuberculosis
dat.collins1985a | Studies on the Treatment of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding by a Histamine H2 Antagonist
dat.collins1985b | Studies on the Effects of Diuretics in Pregnancy
dat.curtis1998 | Studies on the Effects of Elevated CO2 Levels on Woody Plant Mass
dat.hackshaw1998 | Studies on Lung Cancer Risk from ETS Exposure
dat.hart1999 | Studies on the Effectiveness of Warfarin for Preventing Strokes
dat.hine1989 | Studies on Prophylactic Use of Lidocaine After a Heart Attack
dat.mcdaniel1994 | Studies on the Validity of Employment Interviews
dat.nielweise2007 | Studies on Anti-Infective-Treated Central Venous Catheters for Prevention of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections
dat.nielweise2008 | Studies on Anti-Infective-Treated Central Venous Catheters for Prevention of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections
dat.normand1999 | Studies on the Length of Hospital Stay of Stroke Patients
dat.pritz1997 | Studies on the Effectiveness of Hyperdynamic Therapy for Treating Cerebral Vasospasm
dat.raudenbush1985 | Studies on Assessing the Effects of Teacher Expectations on Pupil IQ
dat.yusuf1985 | Studies of Beta Blockers During and After Myocardial Infarction
deviance.rma | Fit Statistics and Information Criteria for rma Objects
df.residual.rma | Fit Statistics and Information Criteria for rma Objects
dfbetas.rma.uni | Case Diagnostics for rma.uni Objects

## -- E --

escalc | Calculate Effect Size and Outcome Measures
escalc.default | Calculate Effect Size and Outcome Measures
escalc.formula | Calculate Effect Size and Outcome Measures

## -- F --

fitstats | Fit Statistics and Information Criteria
fitstats.rma | Fit Statistics and Information Criteria for rma Objects
fitted.rma | Fitted Values for rma Objects
forest | Forest Plots
forest.cumul.rma | Forest Plots for cumul.rma Objects
forest.default | Forest Plots
forest.rma | Forest Plots for rma Objects
fsn | Fail-Safe N (File Drawer Analysis)
funnel | Funnel Plots
funnel.rma | Funnel Plots for rma Objects

## -- G --

galbraith | Radial (Galbraith) Plots

## -- H --

hatvalues.rma.uni | Case Diagnostics for rma.uni Objects

## -- I --

influence.rma.uni | Case Diagnostics for rma.uni Objects

## -- L --

labbe | L'Abbe Plots
labbe.rma | L'Abbe Plots for rma Objects
leave1out | Leave-One-Out Diagnostics
leave1out.rma.mh | Leave-One-Out Diagnostics for rma.mh and rma.peto Objects
leave1out.rma.peto | Leave-One-Out Diagnostics for rma.mh and rma.peto Objects
leave1out.rma.uni | Leave-One-Out Diagnostics for rma.uni Objects
llplot | Plot Log Likelihood of a Parameter Corresponding to an Outcome or Effect Size Measure
logLik.rma | Fit Statistics and Information Criteria for rma Objects

## -- M --

metafor | Metafor: A Meta-Analysis Package for R
metafor.news | Read News File of the Metafor Package

## -- N --

nobs.rma | Fit Statistics and Information Criteria for rma Objects

## -- P --

permutest | Permutation Tests
permutest.rma.uni | Permutation Tests for rma.uni Objects
plot.infl.rma.uni | Plot Method for infl.rma.uni Objects
plot.rma.glmm | Plot Method for rma Objects
plot.rma.mh | Plot Method for rma Objects
plot.rma.peto | Plot Method for rma Objects
plot.rma.uni | Plot Method for rma Objects
predict.rma | Predicted Values for rma Objects
print.anova.rma.uni | Print Method for anova.rma.uni Objects
print.confint.rma | Print Method for confint.rma Objects
print.escalc | Print and Summary Methods for escalc Objects
print.fsn | Print Method for fsn Objects
print.infl.rma.uni | Case Diagnostics for rma.uni Objects
print.list.rma | Print Method for list.rma Objects
print.permutest.rma.uni | Print Method for permutest.rma.uni Objects
print.predict.rma | Print Method for predict.rma Objects
print.ranktest.rma | Print Method for ranktest.rma Objects
print.regtest.rma | Print Method for regtest.rma Objects
print.rma.glmm | Print and Summary Methods for rma Objects
print.rma.mh | Print and Summary Methods for rma Objects
print.rma.peto | Print and Summary Methods for rma Objects
print.rma.uni | Print and Summary Methods for rma Objects
print.summary.escalc | Print and Summary Methods for escalc Objects
print.summary.rma | Print and Summary Methods for rma Objects

## -- Q --

qqnorm.rma.glmm | Normal QQ Plot for rma Objects
qqnorm.rma.mh | Normal QQ Plot for rma Objects
qqnorm.rma.peto | Normal QQ Plot for rma Objects
qqnorm.rma.uni | Normal QQ Plot for rma Objects

## -- R --

radial | Radial (Galbraith) Plots
radial.rma | Radial (Galbraith) Plots for rma Objects
ranktest | Rank Correlation Test for Funnel Plot Asymmetry
ranktest.rma | Rank Correlation Test for Funnel Plot Asymmetry for rma Objects
regtest | Regression Tests for Funnel Plot Asymmetry
regtest.rma | Regression Tests for Funnel Plot Asymmetry for rma Objects
residuals.rma | Residual Values based on rma Objects
rma | Meta-Analysis via the Linear (Mixed-Effects) Model
rma.glmm | Meta-Analysis via the Generalized Linear (Mixed-Effects) Model
rma.mh | Meta-Analysis via the Mantel-Haenszel Method
rma.peto | Meta-Analysis via Peto's Method
rma.uni | Meta-Analysis via the Linear (Mixed-Effects) Model
rstandard.rma.mh | Residual Values based on rma Objects
rstandard.rma.peto | Residual Values based on rma Objects
rstandard.rma.uni | Residual Values based on rma Objects
rstudent.rma.mh | Residual Values based on rma Objects
rstudent.rma.peto | Residual Values based on rma Objects
rstudent.rma.uni | Residual Values based on rma Objects

## -- S --

summary.escalc | Print and Summary Methods for escalc Objects
summary.rma | Print and Summary Methods for rma Objects

## -- T --

transf.abt | Transformation Functions
transf.ahw | Transformation Functions
transf.arcsin | Transformation Functions
transf.exp.int | Transformation Functions
transf.iabt | Transformation Functions
transf.iahw | Transformation Functions
transf.iarcsin | Transformation Functions
transf.iirft | Transformation Functions
transf.ilogit | Transformation Functions
transf.ilogit.int | Transformation Functions
transf.ipft | Transformation Functions
transf.ipft.hm | Transformation Functions
transf.irft | Transformation Functions
transf.isqrt | Transformation Functions
transf.logit | Transformation Functions
transf.pft | Transformation Functions
transf.rtoz | Transformation Functions
transf.ztor | Transformation Functions
transf.ztor.int | Transformation Functions
trimfill | Trim and Fill Method
trimfill.rma.uni | Trim and Fill Method for rma.uni Objects

## -- V --

vcov.rma | Variance-Covariance Matrix of Parameter Estimates for rma Objects

## -- W --

weights.rma.mh | Weights for rma Objects
weights.rma.peto | Weights for rma Objects
weights.rma.uni | Weights for rma Objects

## -- misc --

[.escalc | Calculate Effect Size and Outcome Measures