[R-pkgs] New package metap on CRAN

[Michael Dewey]

This package provides meta-analysis of significance values.

Although the preferred way of performing meta-analysis uses effect 
sizes sometimes these are unavailable and only p-values can be 
obtained from the primary studies. The metap package provides several 
ways of synthesising p-values and a graphical display. There exist a 
number of packages on CRAN which use one or other of these techniques 
in the context of genetic studies but metap is designed for general 
purpose use.

Comments welcome.


Michael Dewey
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