[R-meta] Robust variance estimation

[Emily Russell]

Dear Friends and Colleagues

I hope this is not too basic a question; but could someone give me an intuitive rather than technical explanation of what robust variance estimation does (as in robu in robumeta and robust in metafor)?  I have looked at the papers referred to but they are a bit 'heavy' for me.

Thank you so much

Emily

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