A note regarding alternative explanations for heterogeneity in meta-analysis

Stephen Senn^{1

2}, Susanne Schmitz¹, Anna Schritz¹, Artur Araujo²

Affiliations

¹ Competence Center for Methodology and Statistics, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Strassen, Luxembourg.
² School of Health and Related Research, Medical Statistics Group, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.

Stephen Senn et al. Stat Med. 2022.

. 2022 Sep 30;41(22):4501-4509.

doi: 10.1002/sim.9403.

Stephen Senn^{1

2}, Susanne Schmitz¹, Anna Schritz¹, Artur Araujo²

¹ Competence Center for Methodology and Statistics, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Strassen, Luxembourg.
² School of Health and Related Research, Medical Statistics Group, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.

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