11.Meta analysis07.Network meta analysis - sporedata/researchdesigneR GitHub Wiki

1. Use cases: in which situations should I use this method?

• Network meta-analyses are used whenever measures of effect are available for two interventions evaluated in different articles, with the results for these two interventions allowing for the indirect calculation of effectiveness for the third intervention in relation to the other two.

2. Input: what kind of data does the method require?

3. Algorithm: how does the method work?

Model mechanics

Reporting guidelines

1. Articles
   • GRADE guidelines 33: Addressing imprecision in a network meta-analysis

Data science packages

• netmeta
• pcnetmeta

Suggested companion methods

Learning materials

1. Books
   • Doing meta-analysis in R
2. Articles
   • Network meta-analysis - frequentist and Bayesian

4. Output: how do I interpret this method's results?

Mock conclusions or most frequent format for conclusions reached at the end of a typical analysis.

Tables, plots, and their interpretation

5. SporeData-specific

Templates

Data science functions