MetaLight calculates multiple effect size types from continuous or binary two-group data¶

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q2 i? MetaLight calculates Hedges g, r, mean difference, odds ratio, risk ratio, and risk difference from either continuous or binary data assuming a standard two group study design. → Thomas James 2012

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Thomas James 2012¶

Thomas James, Graziosi Sergio, Higgins Steve, Coe Robert, Torgerson Carole, Newman Mark. (2012). Teaching meta-analysis using MetaLight. BMC Research Notes. https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-571

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The article describes MetaLight's analytical functionality in the Results and discussion section. The software computes six named effect size types from continuous or binary two-group data, with Hedges g and mean difference calculated from group sample sizes, means and standard deviations.

"It calculates the following effect sizes from either continuous or binary data assuming a standard two group (typically intervention and control) study design: Hedges g, r (correlation), mean difference, odds ratio, risk ratio, risk difference."

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