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heterogeneity

Variation in effect across studies or subgroups.

35 topics 12 solved Group: Evidence

Related in this group: STEP programme · SURMOUNT programme · SURPASS programme · SELECT trial · FLOW trial · SOUL trial · TRIUMPH programme · PIONEER programme · SUSTAIN programme · LEADER trial · randomised trial · meta-analysis

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When a network meta-analysis is defensible and when it is not
When a network meta-analysis is defensible and when it is not I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Comparing SUSTAIN 6 ( N Engl J Med , 2016) with LEADER (…
MVMBC 2 27k 4h
[2026 update] Correlation in a self-tracked dataset: what it can support
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Correlation in a self-tracked dataset: what it can support Everything below is what sits behind that. I have seen SURMOUNT-4 ( JAMA , 2024) cited in support of a…
GTARLS 2 31k 6h
Revisiting: What pooling buys you and what it destroys
On the subject in the title: Revisiting: What pooling buys you and what it destroys Working notes rather than a conclusion. Session topic: PIONEER 6 ( N Engl J Med , 2019). Please read it before posting; the…
JWZAEFIGGF+97 107 4k 19h
Risk-of-bias tools and the judgement they conceal — does this still hold?
Risk-of-bias tools and the judgement they conceal — does this still hold? — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Comparing SURPASS-2 ( N Engl J Med , 2021)…
GLGEBSR+26 30 5.8k 23h
Publication bias detection and its low power
On the subject in the title: Publication bias detection and its low power Working notes rather than a conclusion. I have seen SURMOUNT-1 ( N Engl J Med , 2022) cited in support of a claim I do not think it…
MAZLKK 2 3.2k 1d
Sample size intuition for a personal experiment — does this still hold?
Sample size intuition for a personal experiment — does this still hold? I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Comparing STEP 1 ( N Engl J Med , 2021) with…
AWMSNVBIFA+33 38 26k 23d
What a confidence interval means, from scratch
What a confidence interval means, from scratch — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. I have seen STEP 8 ( JAMA , 2022) cited in support of a claim I do not…
MHSNO 2 2.6k 2mo
Measurement error in home scales, with a worked standard deviation — the long version
On the subject in the title: Measurement error in home scales, with a worked standard deviation — the long version Working notes rather than a conclusion. Session topic: SURMOUNT-1 ( N Engl J Med , 2022).…
SKRRAWDYJD+96 105 2k 2mo
Publication bias detection and its low power — does this still hold?
The question in the title: Publication bias detection and its low power — does this still hold? I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. I have seen LEADER ( N Engl J Med , 2016)…
RCGAKDBSP+24 28 2.4k 3mo
Second pass at: What pooling buys you and what it destroys
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Second pass at: What pooling buys you and what it destroys Everything below is what sits behind that. I have seen STEP 8 ( JAMA , 2022) cited in support of a claim…
MHCCYMRMBJ+32 36 19k 4mo
Prediction intervals and why they are more honest than confidence intervals
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Prediction intervals and why they are more honest than confidence intervals Everything below is what sits behind that. Comparing SURMOUNT-4 ( JAMA , 2024) with FLOW…
DBWSRMON+21 25 46k 4mo
Measurement error in home scales, with a worked standard deviation
Measurement error in home scales, with a worked standard deviation Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Comparing SURPASS-4 ( Lancet , 2021) with STEP 1 ( N Engl…
TKSTVMDEB+26 31 4.3k 4mo
Heterogeneity as information rather than as a nuisance
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Heterogeneity as information rather than as a nuisance Everything below is what sits behind that. Session topic: SCALE ( N Engl J Med , 2015). Please read it before…
DFRJMNAN+88 95 1.2k 6mo
Measurement error in home scales, with a worked standard deviation — a second dataset
Measurement error in home scales, with a worked standard deviation — a second dataset — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Comparing FLOW ( N Engl J Med , 2024) with SURPASS-2…
AKKSA 2 13k 7mo
About the Statistics category
Effect sizes, intervals, multiplicity, and the difference between absent and undetected. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is recorded with its…
SLJMBVCAV+4 8 2.3k 7mo
Pooling trials with different estimands — what changed since
Pooling trials with different estimands — what changed since — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Comparing STEP 4 ( JAMA , 2021) with SURPASS-4 ( Lancet , 2021) and finding…
BERRMLDYAW+57 64 12k 7mo
What pooling buys you and what it destroys
The question in the title: What pooling buys you and what it destroys I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. Comparing SURMOUNT-2 ( Lancet , 2023) with LEADER ( N Engl J Med ,…
MDEHDHPMNA+74 83 6.6k 8mo
What a confidence interval means, from scratch — the long version
The question in the title: What a confidence interval means, from scratch — the long version I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. I have seen SURMOUNT-2 ( Lancet , 2023) cited…
OVTSAWCEBW+16 20 2.3k 8mo
Risk-of-bias tools and the judgement they conceal
Risk-of-bias tools and the judgement they conceal Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I have seen STEP 1 ( N Engl J Med , 2021) cited in support of a claim I do…
KBHALPMECI+8 12 21k 11mo
Multiplicity when you track fifteen variables
Multiplicity when you track fifteen variables — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Comparing LEADER ( N Engl J Med , 2016) with SURMOUNT-OSA ( N Engl J Med , 2024) and finding…
JATNNA 2 60k 11mo
[2026 update] Heterogeneity as information rather than as a nuisance
Heterogeneity as information rather than as a nuisance Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I have seen SURPASS-4 ( Lancet , 2021) cited in support of a claim I…
PSGCCFDCL 4 32k 11mo
Regression to the mean in progress reports
On the subject in the title: Regression to the mean in progress reports Working notes rather than a conclusion. Session topic: PIONEER 6 ( N Engl J Med , 2019). Please read it before posting; the discussion…
HAAMTFAVDM+30 34 49k 12mo
Random versus fixed effects: choosing rather than defaulting
Random versus fixed effects: choosing rather than defaulting — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Session topic: FLOW ( N Engl J Med , 2024). Please read it before posting;…
NPFSMLAJS+16 20 22k 13mo
About the Meta-analyses category
Pooled estimates, heterogeneity, publication bias, and when pooling was a mistake. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is recorded with its author…
SLDOERZSIT 4 15k 13mo
Individual participant data versus aggregate data
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Individual participant data versus aggregate data Everything below is what sits behind that. Session topic: SCALE ( N Engl J Med , 2015). Please read it before…
EAKBTEMAK+30 34 64k 14mo
Second pass at: Regression to the mean in progress reports
Second pass at: Regression to the mean in progress reports Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Comparing SUSTAIN 6 ( N Engl J Med , 2016) with STEP 4 ( JAMA ,…
SGCKIAMDM+71 75 4k 17mo
Coming back to: Reading a meta-analysis you disagree with, fairly
Reading a meta-analysis you disagree with, fairly Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I have seen STEP 1 ( N Engl J Med , 2021) cited in support of a claim I do…
TVBDJIPMCT+30 34 9.3k 17mo
Random versus fixed effects: choosing rather than defaulting — a second dataset
On the subject in the title: Random versus fixed effects: choosing rather than defaulting — a second dataset Working notes rather than a conclusion. Session topic: STEP 2 ( Lancet , 2021). Please read it…
NCJVSDBSEF+95 106 20k 17mo
Second pass at: Multiplicity when you track fifteen variables
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Second pass at: Multiplicity when you track fifteen variables Everything below is what sits behind that. I have seen SCALE ( N Engl J Med , 2015) cited in support…
KFFFRM 2 12k 18mo
Sample size intuition for a personal experiment
On the subject in the title: Sample size intuition for a personal experiment Working notes rather than a conclusion. Session topic: STEP 2 ( Lancet , 2021). Please read it before posting; the discussion is…
RKHECAHTT 4 62k 18mo