Double arcsine transform not appropriate for meta‐analysis
2022-09 | journal article; research paper. A publication with affiliation to the University of Göttingen.
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- Authors
- Röver, Christian ; Friede, Tim
- Abstract
- The variance-stabilizing Freeman-Tukey double arcsine transform was originally proposed for inference on single proportions. Subsequently, its use has been suggested in the context of meta-analysis of proportions. While some erratic behavior has been observed previously, here we point out and illustrate general issues of monotonicity and invertibility that make this transform unsuitable for meta-analysis purposes.
- Issue Date
- September-2022
- Journal
- Research Synthesis Methods
- Organization
- Institut für Medizinische Statistik
- ISSN
- 1759-2879
- eISSN
- 1759-2887
- Language
- English
- Subject(s)
- Freeman–Tukey; prevalences; proportions; variance stabilizing transform
- Sponsor
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft https://doi.org/10.13039/501100001659
