# Meta-Analysis Package for R

## Documentation for package ‘metafor’ version 3.0-2

- DESCRIPTION file.
- User guides, package vignettes and other documentation.
- Package NEWS.

## Help Pages

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

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

## -- A --

addpoly | Add Polygons to Forest Plots
addpoly.default | Add Polygons to Forest Plots (Default Method)
addpoly.rma | Add Polygons to Forest Plots (Method for 'rma' Objects)
aggregate | Aggregate Multiple Effect Sizes or Outcomes Within Studies
aggregate.escalc | Aggregate Multiple Effect Sizes or Outcomes Within Studies
AIC.rma | Fit Statistics and Information Criteria for 'rma' Objects
anova | Likelihood Ratio and Wald-Type Tests for 'rma' Objects
anova.rma | Likelihood Ratio and Wald-Type Tests for 'rma' Objects

## -- B --

baujat | Baujat Plots for 'rma' Objects
baujat.rma | Baujat Plots for 'rma' Objects
BIC.rma | Fit Statistics and Information Criteria for 'rma' Objects
bldiag | Construct Block Diagonal Matrix
blup | Best Linear Unbiased Predictions for 'rma.uni' Objects
blup.rma.uni | Best Linear Unbiased Predictions for 'rma.uni' Objects

## -- C --

coef | Extract the Model Coefficients and Coefficient Table from 'rma' and 'summary.rma' Objects
coef.permutest.rma.uni | Extract the Model Coefficient Table from 'permutest.rma.uni' Objects
coef.rma | Extract the Model Coefficients and Coefficient Table from 'rma' and 'summary.rma' Objects
coef.summary.rma | Extract the Model Coefficients and Coefficient Table from 'rma' and 'summary.rma' Objects
confint | Confidence Intervals for 'rma' Objects
confint.rma.glmm | Confidence Intervals for 'rma' Objects
confint.rma.ls | Confidence Intervals for 'rma' Objects
confint.rma.mh | Confidence Intervals for 'rma' Objects
confint.rma.mv | Confidence Intervals for 'rma' Objects
confint.rma.peto | Confidence Intervals for 'rma' Objects
confint.rma.uni | Confidence Intervals for 'rma' Objects
confint.rma.uni.selmodel | Confidence Intervals for 'rma' Objects
contrmat | Construct Contrast Matrix for Two-Group Comparisons
cooks.distance | Outlier and Influential Case Diagnostics for 'rma.uni' Objects
cooks.distance.rma.mv | Outlier and Influential Case Diagnostics for 'rma.mv' Objects
cooks.distance.rma.uni | Outlier and Influential Case Diagnostics for 'rma.uni' Objects
cumul | Cumulative Meta-Analysis for 'rma' Objects
cumul.rma.mh | Cumulative Meta-Analysis for 'rma' Objects
cumul.rma.peto | Cumulative Meta-Analysis for 'rma' Objects
cumul.rma.uni | Cumulative Meta-Analysis for 'rma' Objects

## -- D --

dat.anand1999 | Studies on the Effectiveness of Oral Anticoagulants in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
dat.assink2016 | Studies on the Association between Recidivism and Mental Health
dat.bangertdrowns2004 | Studies on the Effectiveness of Writing-to-Learn Interventions
dat.baskerville2012 | Studies on the Effectiveness of Practice Facilitation Interventions
dat.bcg | Studies on the Effectiveness of the BCG Vaccine Against Tuberculosis
dat.begg1989 | Studies on Bone-Marrow Transplantation versus Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Leukemia
dat.berkey1998 | Studies on Treatments for Periodontal Disease
dat.bonett2010 | Studies on the Reliability of the CES-D Scale
dat.bornmann2007 | Studies on Gender Differences in Grant and Fellowship Awards
dat.bourassa1996 | Studies on the Association between Handedness and Eye-Dominance
dat.cannon2006 | Studies on the Effectiveness of Intensive Versus Moderate Statin Therapy for Preventing Coronary Death or Myocardial Infarction
dat.cohen1981 | Studies on the Relationship between Course Instructor Ratings and Student Achievement
dat.colditz1994 | Studies on the Effectiveness of the BCG Vaccine Against 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.craft2003 | Studies on the Relationship between the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 and Sport Performance
dat.crede2010 | Studies on the Relationship between Class Attendance and Grades in College Students
dat.curtis1998 | Studies on the Effects of Elevated CO2 Levels on Woody Plant Mass
dat.dagostino1998 | Studies on the Effectiveness of Antihistamines in Reducing Symptoms of the Common Cold
dat.damico2009 | Studies on Topical plus Systemic Antibiotics to Prevent Respiratory Tract Infections
dat.debruin2009 | Studies on Standard Care Quality and HAART-Adherence
dat.dorn2007 | Studies on Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
dat.egger2001 | Studies on the Effectiveness of Intravenous Magnesium in Acute Myocardial Infarction
dat.fine1993 | Studies on Radiation Therapy with or without Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients with Malignant Gliomas
dat.gibson2002 | Studies on the Effectiveness of Self-Management Education and Regular Medical Review for Adults with Asthma
dat.graves2010 | Studies on the Effectiveness of Injected Cholera Vaccines
dat.hackshaw1998 | Studies on the Risk of Lung Cancer in Women Exposed to Environmental Tobacco Smoke
dat.hahn2001 | Studies on the Effectiveness of Different Rehydration Solutions for the Prevention of Unscheduled Intravenous Infusion in Children with Diarrhoea
dat.hart1999 | Studies on the Effectiveness of Warfarin for Preventing Strokes
dat.hasselblad1998 | Studies on the Effectiveness of Counseling for Smoking Cessation
dat.hine1989 | Studies on Prophylactic Use of Lidocaine After a Heart Attack
dat.ishak2007 | Studies on Deep-Brain Stimulation in Patients with Parkinson's disease
dat.kalaian1996 | Studies on the Effectiveness of Coaching for the SAT
dat.kearon1998 | Studies on the Accuracy of Venous Ultrasonography for the Diagonosis of Deep Venous Thrombosis
dat.knapp2017 | Studies on Differences in Planning Performance in Schizophrenia Patients versus Healthy Controls
dat.konstantopoulos2011 | Studies on the Effects of Modified School Calendars on Student Achievement
dat.landenberger2005 | Studies on the Effectiveness of CBT for Reducing Recidivism
dat.laopaiboon2015 | Studies on the Effectiveness of Azithromycin for Treating Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
dat.lau1992 | Studies on Intravenous Streptokinase for Acute Myocardial Infarction
dat.lee2004 | Studies on Acupoint P6 Stimulation for Preventing Nausea
dat.li2007 | Studies on the Effectiveness of Intravenous Magnesium in Acute Myocardial Infarction
dat.lim2014 | Studies on the association between maternal size, offspring size, and number of offsprings
dat.linde2005 | Studies on the Effectiveness of St. John's Wort for Treating Depression
dat.lopez2019 | Studies on the Effectiveness of CBT for Depression
dat.maire2019 | Studies on Temporal Trends in Fish Community Structures in French Rivers
dat.mcdaniel1994 | Studies on the Validity of Employment Interviews
dat.molloy2014 | Studies on the Relationship between Conscientiousness and Medication Adherence
dat.moura2021 | Studies on Assortative Mating
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.obrien2003 | Studies on the Relationship Between BMI and Risk of Preeclampsia
dat.pagliaro1992 | Studies on the Effectiveness of Nonsurgical Treatments in Cirrhosis
dat.pignon2000 | Studies on the Effectiveness of Locoregional Treatment plus Chemotherapy for Head and Neck Squamous-Cell Carcinoma
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.riley2003 | Studies on MYC-N as a Prognostic Marker for Neuroblastoma
dat.senn2013 | Studies on the Effectiveness of Glucose-Lowering Agents
dat.vanhowe1999 | Studies on the Association between Circumcision and HIV Infection
dat.viechtbauer2021 | Studies to Illustrate Model Checking Methods
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 | Outlier and Influential Case Diagnostics for 'rma.uni' Objects
dfbetas.rma.mv | Outlier and Influential Case Diagnostics for 'rma.mv' Objects
dfbetas.rma.uni | Outlier and Influential Case Diagnostics for 'rma.uni' Objects
dfround | Round Variables in a Data Frame

## -- E --

escalc | Calculate Effect Sizes and Outcome Measures

## -- F --

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

## -- G --

galbraith | Radial (Galbraith) Plots for 'rma' Objects
gosh | GOSH Plots for 'rma' Objects
gosh.rma | GOSH Plots for 'rma' Objects

## -- H --

hatvalues | Outlier and Influential Case Diagnostics for 'rma.uni' Objects
hatvalues.rma.mv | Outlier and Influential Case Diagnostics for 'rma.mv' Objects
hatvalues.rma.uni | Outlier and Influential Case Diagnostics for 'rma.uni' Objects
hc | Meta-Analysis based on the Method by Henmi and Copas (2010)
hc.rma.uni | Meta-Analysis based on the Method by Henmi and Copas (2010)

## -- I --

influence | Outlier and Influential Case Diagnostics for 'rma.uni' Objects
influence.rma.mv | Outlier and Influential Case Diagnostics for 'rma.mv' Objects
influence.rma.uni | Outlier and Influential Case Diagnostics for 'rma.uni' Objects

## -- L --

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

## -- M --

matreg | Fit Regression Models based on Correlation and Covariance Matrices
metafor | metafor: A Meta-Analysis Package for R
metafor.news | Read News File of the Metafor Package
model.matrix | Model Matrix for 'rma' Objects
model.matrix.rma | Model Matrix for 'rma' Objects

## -- N --

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

## -- P --

permutest | Permutation Tests for 'rma.uni' Objects
permutest.rma.uni | Permutation Tests for 'rma.uni' Objects
plot.cumul.rma | Plot Method for 'cumul.rma' Objects
plot.gosh.rma | Plot Method for 'gosh.rma' Objects
plot.infl.rma.uni | Plot Method for 'infl.rma.uni' Objects
plot.profile.rma | Profile Plots for 'rma' Objects
plot.rma | Plot Method for 'rma' 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
plot.rma.uni.selmodel | Plot Method for 'plot.rma.uni.selmodel' Objects
points.regplot | Scatter Plots / Bubble Plots
predict | Predicted Values for 'rma' Objects
predict.rma | Predicted Values for 'rma' Objects
predict.rma.ls | Predicted Values for 'rma' Objects
print.anova.rma | Print Method for 'anova.rma' Objects
print.confint.rma | Print Methods for 'confint.rma' and 'list.confint.rma' Objects
print.escalc | Print and Summary Methods for 'escalc' Objects
print.fsn | Print Method for 'fsn' Objects
print.gosh.rma | Print Method for 'gosh.rma' Objects
print.hc.rma.uni | Print Method for 'hc.rma.uni' Objects
print.infl.rma.uni | Outlier and Influential Case Diagnostics for 'rma.uni' Objects
print.list.confint.rma | Print Methods for 'confint.rma' and 'list.confint.rma' Objects
print.list.rma | Print method for 'list.rma' Objects
print.matreg | Print Method for 'matreg' Objects
print.permutest.rma.uni | Print Method for 'permutest.rma.uni' Objects
print.profile.rma | Profile Plots for 'rma' Objects
print.ranktest | Print Method for 'ranktest' Objects
print.regtest | Print Method for 'regtest' Objects
print.rma | Print and Summary Methods for 'rma' Objects
print.rma.glmm | Print and Summary Methods for 'rma' Objects
print.rma.mh | Print and Summary Methods for 'rma' Objects
print.rma.mv | 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.robust.rma | Print Method for 'robust.rma' Objects
print.summary.rma | Print and Summary Methods for 'rma' Objects
print.tes | Test of Excess Significance
print.vif.rma | Variance Inflation Factors for 'rma' Objects
profile | Profile Plots for 'rma' Objects
profile.rma.ls | Profile Plots for 'rma' Objects
profile.rma.mv | Profile Plots for 'rma' Objects
profile.rma.uni | Profile Plots for 'rma' Objects
profile.rma.uni.selmodel | Profile Plots for 'rma' Objects

## -- Q --

qqnorm | Normal QQ Plots for 'rma' Objects
qqnorm.rma.glmm | Normal QQ Plots for 'rma' Objects
qqnorm.rma.mh | Normal QQ Plots for 'rma' Objects
qqnorm.rma.mv | Normal QQ Plots for 'rma' Objects
qqnorm.rma.peto | Normal QQ Plots for 'rma' Objects
qqnorm.rma.uni | Normal QQ Plots for 'rma' Objects

## -- R --

radial | Radial (Galbraith) Plots for 'rma' Objects
radial.rma | Radial (Galbraith) Plots for 'rma' Objects
ranef | Best Linear Unbiased Predictions for 'rma.uni' and 'rma.mv' Objects
ranef.rma.mv | Best Linear Unbiased Predictions for 'rma.uni' and 'rma.mv' Objects
ranef.rma.uni | Best Linear Unbiased Predictions for 'rma.uni' and 'rma.mv' Objects
ranktest | Rank Correlation Test for Funnel Plot Asymmetry
ranktest.default | Rank Correlation Test for Funnel Plot Asymmetry
ranktest.rma | Rank Correlation Test for Funnel Plot Asymmetry
rcalc | Calculate the Variance-Covariance of Correlation Coefficients
regplot | Scatter Plots / Bubble Plots
regplot.rma | Scatter Plots / Bubble Plots
regtest | Regression Test for Funnel Plot Asymmetry
regtest.default | Regression Test for Funnel Plot Asymmetry
regtest.rma | Regression Test for Funnel Plot Asymmetry
replmiss | Replace Missing Values in a Vector
reporter | Dynamically Generated Analysis Reports for 'rma.uni' Objects
reporter.rma.uni | Dynamically Generated Analysis Reports for 'rma.uni' Objects
residuals | Residual Values based on 'rma' Objects
residuals.rma | Residual Values based on 'rma' Objects
rma | Meta-Analysis via Linear (Mixed-Effects) Models
rma.glmm | Meta-Analysis via Generalized Linear (Mixed-Effects) Models
rma.mh | Meta-Analysis via the Mantel-Haenszel Method
rma.mv | Meta-Analysis via Multivariate/Multilevel Linear (Mixed-Effects) Models
rma.peto | Meta-Analysis via Peto's Method
rma.uni | Meta-Analysis via Linear (Mixed-Effects) Models
robust | (Cluster) Robust Tests and Confidence Intervals for 'rma' Objects
robust.rma.mv | (Cluster) Robust Tests and Confidence Intervals for 'rma' Objects
robust.rma.uni | (Cluster) Robust Tests and Confidence Intervals for 'rma' Objects
rstandard | Residual Values based on 'rma' Objects
rstandard.rma.mh | Residual Values based on 'rma' Objects
rstandard.rma.mv | 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 | Residual Values based on 'rma' Objects
rstudent.rma.mh | Residual Values based on 'rma' Objects
rstudent.rma.mv | 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 --

selmodel | Selection Models
selmodel.rma.uni | Selection Models
simulate | Simulate Method for 'rma' Objects
simulate.rma | Simulate Method for 'rma' Objects
summary.escalc | Print and Summary Methods for 'escalc' Objects
summary.rma | Print and Summary Methods for 'rma' Objects

## -- T --

tes | Test of Excess Significance
tes.default | Test of Excess Significance
tes.rma | Test of Excess Significance
to.long | Convert Data from Vector to Long Format
to.table | Convert Data from Vector to Table Format
to.wide | Convert Data from a Long to a Wide Format
transf | Transformation Functions
transf.abt | Transformation Functions
transf.ahw | Transformation Functions
transf.arcsin | Transformation Functions
transf.dtobesd | Transformation Functions
transf.dtocles | Transformation Functions
transf.dtomd | Transformation Functions
transf.dtorpb | Transformation Functions
transf.dtou1 | Transformation Functions
transf.dtou2 | Transformation Functions
transf.dtou3 | 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.logortord | Transformation Functions
transf.logortorr | Transformation Functions
transf.pft | Transformation Functions
transf.rtoz | Transformation Functions
transf.ztor | Transformation Functions
transf.ztor.int | Transformation Functions
trimfill | Trim and Fill Analysis for 'rma.uni' Objects
trimfill.rma.uni | Trim and Fill Analysis for 'rma.uni' Objects

## -- U --

update | Model Updating for 'rma' Objects
update.rma | Model Updating for 'rma' Objects

## -- V --

vcov | Extract Various Types of Variance-Covariance Matrices from 'rma' Objects
vcov.rma | Extract Various Types of Variance-Covariance Matrices from 'rma' Objects
vec2mat | Convert a Vector into a Square Matrix
vif | Variance Inflation Factors for 'rma' Objects
vif.rma | Variance Inflation Factors for 'rma' Objects

## -- W --

weights | Compute Weights for 'rma' Objects
weights.rma | Compute Weights for 'rma' Objects
weights.rma.glmm | Compute Weights for 'rma' Objects
weights.rma.mh | Compute Weights for 'rma' Objects
weights.rma.mv | Compute Weights for 'rma' Objects
weights.rma.peto | Compute Weights for 'rma' Objects
weights.rma.uni | Compute Weights for 'rma' Objects