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A Bayesian Approach to Meta‐Analysis

Anne Whitehead

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This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction A Bayesian Approach to the Random Effects Model for Study Estimates Choice of the Prior Distribution Implementation Using the BUGS Software Bayesian Meta-regression A Bayesian Random Effects Model Based on Individual Patient Data Incorporating Data from Other Treatment Comparisons An Empirical Prior Distribution for the Heterogeneity Parameter

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Key concepts: Bayesian probability, Bayesian linear regression, Random effects model, Computer science, Bayesian average, Bayesian statistics, Bayesian hierarchical modeling, Statistics