On 21 Jun 2007 at 12:09, Irene Mantzouni wrote: Date sent: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:09:31 +0200 From: "Irene Mantzouni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch> Subject: [R] meta-analysis in R
> I would like to combine time-series data to test for correlations > and > interactions using random and fixed effects meta-analysis. > > So, I am looking for the right packages and documentation. > > I know about meta and rmeta packages of R. > > Are there any more? What are the diffrences in brief? Yes, there are some more packages for meta-analysis. help.search("meta-analysis") will answer your question. Additionally, one should also mention the MiMa function, see below. Most of the packages use a method of moments estimator; MiMa offers a wider range of estimation methods, e.g. ML or REML (see the MiMa documentation for more information). > Can you please suggest some references that could be used as a guide > for > meta-analysis in R (or S-plus)? > > I know at least two references: There is a chapter on meta-analysis in Everitt, Brian, und Torsten Hothorn, 2006: A handbook of statistical analyses using R. Boca Raton: Chapman & Hall/CRC. (see also <http://cran.r- project.org/doc/vignettes/HSAUR/Ch_meta_analysis.pdf>) See also my reply to Lucia Costanzo and my suggestion to use the MiMa-package <http://tolstoy.newcastle.edu.au/R/e2/help/07/06/19418.html>. HTH, Bernd ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.