Re: [R] using metafor for meta-analysis of before-after studies (escalc, SMCC)

2013-05-23 Thread Viechtbauer Wolfgang (STAT)
...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 20:38 To: Viechtbauer Wolfgang (STAT); r-help Subject: Re: RE: [R] using metafor for meta-analysis of before-after studies (escalc, SMCC) Dear Dr. Viechtbauer: Thank you very much for sparing your precious time to answer my question. I still want

Re: [R] using metafor for meta-analysis of before-after studies (escalc, SMCC)

2013-05-23 Thread Qiang Yue
Dear Dr. Viechtbauer: Thanks so much! Now all these issues are clear. With best regards. Qiang Yue From: Viechtbauer Wolfgang (STAT) Date: 2013-05-23 05:06 To: qiangmoon; r-help Subject: RE: RE: [R] using metafor for meta-analysis of before-after studies (escalc, SMCC) The mean

Re: [R] using metafor for meta-analysis of before-after studies (escalc, SMCC)

2013-05-22 Thread Qiang Yue
), we can not use the percentage change to calculate SMCC, but have to get the raw change first? With best wishes. Qiang Yue From: Viechtbauer Wolfgang (STAT) Date: 2013-05-21 10:09 To: Moon Qiang; r-help Subject: RE: [R] using metafor for meta-analysis of before-after studies (escalc, SMCC

Re: [R] using metafor for meta-analysis of before-after studies (escalc, SMCC)

2013-05-21 Thread Viechtbauer Wolfgang (STAT)
Please see my answers below. Best, Wolfgang -Original Message- From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Moon Qiang Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 19:12 To: r-help Subject: [R] using metafor for meta-analysis of before-after studies

Re: [R] using metafor for meta-analysis of before-after studies

2013-04-28 Thread Michael Dewey
metafor for meta-analysis of before-after studies At 03:27 27/04/2013, Qiang Yue wrote: Hello, Dr. Viechtbauer. I am trying to perform a meta-analyis on a group of before-after studies using Metafor. I read your webpage including your correspondence with Dr. Dewey (https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help

Re: [R] using metafor for meta-analysis of before-after studies

2013-04-28 Thread Qiang Yue
CC: r-help Subject: Re: Re: [R] using metafor for meta-analysis of before-after studies At 16:50 27/04/2013, Qiang Yue wrote:  Hello, Michael. Thanks for your kind and rapid reply, and sorry for the inconvenience of characters. Yes, the primary studies reported the n, the mean percentage

Re: [R] using metafor for meta-analysis of before-after studies

2013-04-27 Thread Michael Dewey
At 03:27 27/04/2013, Qiang Yue wrote: Hello, Dr. Viechtbauer. I am trying to perform a meta-analyis on a group of before-after studies using Metafor. I read your webpage including your correspondence with Dr. Dewey (https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/2012-April/308946.html), who also

Re: [R] using metafor for meta-analysis of before-after studies

2013-04-27 Thread Qiang Yue
regards. Qiang Yue From: Michael Dewey Date: 2013-04-27 07:28 To: qiangmoon; wvb CC: r-help Subject: Re: [R] using metafor for meta-analysis of before-after studies At 03:27 27/04/2013, Qiang Yue wrote: Hello, Dr. Viechtbauer. I am trying to perform a meta-analyis on a group of before-after

Re: [R] using metafor for meta-analysis of before-after studies

2013-04-26 Thread Qiang Yue
Hello, Dr. Viechtbauer. I am trying to perform a meta-analyis on a group of before-after studies using Metafor. I read your webpage including your correspondence with Dr. Dewey (https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/2012-April/308946.html), who also conducted a similar study. These

Re: [R] using metafor for meta-analysis of before-after studies

2012-04-05 Thread Michael Dewey
At 18:39 04/04/2012, mp.sylves...@gmail.com wrote: Greetings, I wish to conduct a meta-analysis for which the outcome is a continuous variable measured on the same individuals before and after an intervention. Hence, the comparison is not made between two groups, but within groups, at diffrent

Re: [R] using metafor for meta-analysis of before-after studies

2012-04-05 Thread Viechtbauer Wolfgang (STAT)
Message- From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Michael Dewey Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 13:04 To: mp.sylves...@gmail.com; r-help@r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] using metafor for meta-analysis of before-after studies At 18:39 04/04/2012

Re: [R] using metafor for meta-analysis of before-after studies

2012-04-05 Thread MP . Sylvestre
Subject: Re: [R] using metafor for meta-analysis of before-after studies At 18:39 04/04/2012, mp.sylves...@gmail.com wrote: Greetings, I wish to conduct a meta-analysis for which the outcome is a continuous variable measured on the same individuals before and after

[R] using metafor for meta-analysis of before-after studies

2012-04-04 Thread MP . Sylvestre
Greetings, I wish to conduct a meta-analysis for which the outcome is a continuous variable measured on the same individuals before and after an intervention. Hence, the comparison is not made between two groups, but within groups, at diffrent times. Each study reports the mean outcome and