Package: altmeta
Type: Package
Title: Alternative Meta-Analysis Methods
Version: 4.4
Date: 2026-08-21
Authors@R: 
  c(person(given = "Lifeng", family = "Lin",
    role = c("aut", "cre"), email = "lifenglin@arizona.edu",
    comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0002-3562-9816")),
    person(given = "Yaqi", family = "Jing", role = c("ctb")),
    person(given = "Kristine J.", family = "Rosenberger", role = c("ctb")),
    person(given = "Linyu", family = "Shi", role = c("ctb")),
    person(given = "Yipeng", family = "Wang", role = c("ctb")),
    person(given = "Xing", family = "Xing", role = c("ctb"),
    comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0001-9394-8957")),
    person(given = "Zhiyuan", family = "Yu", role = c("ctb")),
    person(given = "Haitao", family = "Chu",
    role = c("aut"), email = "chux0051@umn.edu",
    comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0003-0932-598X")))
Maintainer: Lifeng Lin <lifenglin@arizona.edu>
Depends: R (>= 3.5.0)
Imports: rjags (>= 4-6), coda, graphics, grDevices, lme4, Matrix,
        metafor (>= 3.0-2), methods, stats, utils
SystemRequirements: JAGS 4.x.y (http://mcmc-jags.sourceforge.net)
Description: Provides alternative statistical methods for
        meta-analysis, including: - bivariate generalized linear mixed
        models for synthesizing odds ratios, relative risks, and risk
        differences (Chu et al., 2012 <doi:10.1177/0962280210393712>) -
        tests and measures for between-study heterogeneity (Lin et al.,
        2017 <doi:10.1111/biom.12543>; Wang et al., 2022
        <doi:10.1002/sim.9261>; Yu et al., 2025
        <doi:10.1186/s12874-025-02719-7>); - measures, tests, and
        visualization tools for publication bias, small-study effects,
        or related bias (Lin and Chu, 2018 <doi:10.1111/biom.12817>;
        Lin, 2019 <doi:10.1002/jrsm.1340>; Lin, 2020
        <doi:10.1177/0962280220910172>; Shi et al., 2020
        <doi:10.1002/jrsm.1415>); - meta-analysis of combining
        standardized mean differences and odds ratios (Jing et al.,
        2023 <doi:10.1080/10543406.2022.2105345>); - meta-analysis of
        diagnostic tests for synthesizing sensitivities, specificities,
        etc. (Reitsma et al., 2005
        <doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.02.022>; Chu and Cole, 2006
        <doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.06.011>); - meta-analysis methods
        for synthesizing proportions (Lin and Chu, 2020
        <doi:10.1097/ede.0000000000001232>); - models for multivariate
        meta-analysis, measures of inconsistency degrees of freedom in
        Bayesian network meta-analysis, and predictive P-score (Lin and
        Chu, 2018 <doi:10.1002/jrsm.1293>; Lin, 2020
        <doi:10.1080/10543406.2020.1852247>; Rosenberger et al., 2021
        <doi:10.1186/s12874-021-01397-5>).
License: GPL (>= 2)
NeedsCompilation: no
Packaged: 2026-10-20 08:47:19 UTC; root
Author: Lifeng Lin [aut, cre] (ORCID:
        <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3562-9816>), Yaqi Jing [ctb],
        Kristine J. Rosenberger [ctb], Linyu Shi [ctb], Yipeng Wang
        [ctb], Xing Xing [ctb] (ORCID:
        <https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9394-8957>), Zhiyuan Yu [ctb],
        Haitao Chu [aut] (ORCID:
        <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0932-598X>)
Config/pak/sysreqs: cmake make jags
Repository: https://linlf.r-universe.dev
Date/Publication: 2026-08-21 07:20:02 UTC
RemoteUrl: https://github.com/cran/altmeta
RemoteRef: HEAD
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