This three-day course provides a thorough introduction to meta-analysis with particular emphasis on the application of various statistical methods for aggregating and comparing the results from related studies and the interpretation of the results. The course consists of a mixture of lectures, hands-on tutorials, and computer exercises and covers not only the theoretical background, but also provides practical experience with analyzing real meta-analytic datasets. Topic covered include:
* steps of systematic review and meta-analysis
* computation of various outcomes measures
* equal-, fixed-, and random-effects models
* meta-regression and subgrouping
* quantifying and interpreting heterogeneity
* model diagnostics
* publication bias
* multilevel/multivariate/network meta-analysis
The course is taught by Dr. Wolfgang Viechtbauer (Maastricht University), author of the 'metafor' package for R (http://www.metafor-project.org).
Course Dates: 3-5 December, 2018
Course Location: Maastricht, the Netherlands
Registration Deadline: 28 November, 2018
Course Fee: 600 Euros
Please see the course website (http://www.wvbauer.com/course_ma) for more details on the course contents, location, schedule, and registration information.
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Wolfgang Viechtbauer, Ph.D., Statistician | Department of Psychiatry and
Neuropsychology | Maastricht University | P.O. Box 616 (VIJV1) | 6200 MD
Maastricht, The Netherlands | +31 (43) 388-4170 | http://www.wvbauer.com
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