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Stanley, T. D.; Doucouliagos, Hristos – Research Synthesis Methods, 2023
Partial correlation coefficients are often used as effect sizes in the meta-analysis and systematic review of multiple regression analysis research results. There are two well-known formulas for the variance and thereby for the standard error (SE) of partial correlation coefficients (PCC). One is considered the "correct" variance in the…
Descriptors: Correlation, Statistical Bias, Error Patterns, Error Correction
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Doleman, Brett; Freeman, Suzanne C.; Lund, Jonathan N.; Williams, John P.; Sutton, Alex J. – Research Synthesis Methods, 2020
This study aimed to determine for continuous outcomes dependent on baseline risk, whether funnel plot asymmetry may be due to statistical artefact rather than publication bias and evaluate a novel test to resolve this. Firstly, we conducted assessment for publication bias in nine meta-analyses of postoperative analgesics (344 trials with 25 348…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Risk, Publications, Bias