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Sas Macro For Hierarchical Dependence In Meta Analysis, Matthew Wayne Maw
Sas Macro For Hierarchical Dependence In Meta Analysis, Matthew Wayne Maw
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
This project implemented a simple and useful SAS (Statistical Analysis Software) macro for meta-analysis. The macro was specifically designed for hierarchically dependent meta-analysis but may also be used for independent meta-analysis. Two data files are necessary for this macro. One data file contains the study names, control and treatment group sizes with corresponding means and standard errors, covariates to be tested, an indicator variable noting hierarchically dependent study groups, and a variable providing the degrees of freedom for interdependent studies. The second file contains a variance/covariance matrix for the studies. The macro returns useful information such as study estimates and …