Toy Dataset for Multivariate Meta-Regression
MVRegressionData.RdThis is a toy dataset containing simulated effect size data of a fictitious
meta-analysis examining the effect of various putative effect moderators. Effect size
data is provided as the standardized mean difference (SMD) between the intervention
and control group and its corresponding standard error for each study at post.
Columns are named in after arguments of the rma.uni
function to facilitate out-of-the-box usage.
Usage
data("MVRegressionData")Format
A data.frame with 6 columns.
- yi
Numeric. The calculated standardized mean difference at post-test between the intervention and control group
- sei
Numeric. The standard error of the standardized mean difference
- reputation
Numeric. The mean-centered score signifying the "reputation" (for example, impact factor) of the journal the respective study was published in.
- quality
Numeric. The methodological quality of the study, rated from 0-10 (low to high).
- pubyear
Numeric. The z-standardized year of publication.
- continent
Numeric. The continent the study was conducted in.