[R-meta] R package meta (version 4.7-0) available

[Guido Schwarzer]

... and R package netmeta, version 0.9-7. Copy & paste error - should 
have been two separate emails. :-)

Best wishes,
Guido


Am 08.12.17 um 10:16 schrieb Guido Schwarzer:
> Hi all,
>
> R package netmeta, version 0.9-7, is available on CRAN 
> (https://cran.r-project.org/package=netmeta).
>
> Main new features (since netmeta, version 0.9-6):
>
> - New function forest.netsplit() to produce forest plots with network, 
> direct, and indirect evidence
>
> - New function netcomb() to estimate additive network meta-analysis 
> for combinations of treatments
>
> - New default in function netsplit(): treatment comparisons are 
> selected from upper treatment estimates matrix, i.e., comparisons are 
> "A vs B", "A vs C", and "B vs C" for treatments "A", "B", and "C" 
> instead of "B vs A", etc.
>
> - League tables can be exported as CSV or Excel file
>
> - Zero treatment arm variance in multi-arm studies results in a 
> warning instead of an error message
>
> - Some bug fixes
>
> A complete list of changes providing more details is available on 
> https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/netmeta/NEWS . See also 
> https://github.com/guido-s/netmeta .
>
> Best wishes,
> Guido
>
> Hi all,
>
> R package meta, version 4.9-0, is available on CRAN 
> (https://cran.r-project.org/package=meta).
>
> Main new features (since meta, version 4.8-4):
>
> - New function metabind() to combine meta-analysis objects, e.g. to 
> generate a forest plot with results of several subgroup analyses 
> (using new function forest.metabind())
>
> - New function metamean() to conduct meta-analysis of single means
>
> - Subgroup analyses implemented for generalised linear mixed models 
> (GLMMs) with and without assumption of common between-study variance 
> (arguments 'byvar' and 'tau.common')
>
> - Axis direction can be reversed for x-axis in forest plots
>
> - Source code version of meta can be installed without compilation, 
> i.e., without use of Rtools on Windows or 'Command-line tools for 
> Xcode' on macOS
>
> - Rank test for funnel plot asymmetry uses cor() from R package stats 
> instead of internal C routine (negligibly slower, however, no need for 
> compilation of source installs)
>
> A complete list of changes providing more details is available on 
> https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/meta/NEWS . See also 
> https://github.com/guido-s/meta .
>
> Best wishes,
> Guido