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!!! By default, the interval is computed with $$\hat{\mu} \pm z_{1-\alpha/ | !!! By default, the interval is computed with $$\hat{\mu} \pm z_{1-\alpha/ | ||
- | Note that this differs slightly from Riley et al. (2001), who suggest to use a t-distribution with $k-2$ degrees of freedom for constructing the interval. Neither a normal, nor a t-distribution with $k-1$ or $k-2$ degrees of freedom is correct; all of these are approximations. The computations in metafor are done in the way described above, so that the prediction interval is identical to the confidence interval for $\mu$ when $\hat{\tau}^2 = 0$, which could be argued is the logical thing that should happen. If the prediction interval should be computed exactly as described by Riley et al. (2001), one can use argument '' | + | Note that this differs slightly from Riley et al. (2011), who suggest to use a t-distribution with $k-2$ degrees of freedom for constructing the interval. Neither a normal, nor a t-distribution with $k-1$ or $k-2$ degrees of freedom is correct; all of these are approximations. The computations in metafor are done in the way described above, so that the prediction interval is identical to the confidence interval for $\mu$ when $\hat{\tau}^2 = 0$, which could be argued is the logical thing that should happen. If the prediction interval should be computed exactly as described by Riley et al. (2011), one can use argument '' |
??? How is the Freeman-Tukey transformation of proportions and incidence rates computed? | ??? How is the Freeman-Tukey transformation of proportions and incidence rates computed? |
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