[R-meta] adapting forest plot visual
Gerta Ruecker
ruecker @end|ng |rom |mb|@un|-|re|burg@de
Wed Jun 3 11:22:15 CEST 2020
I think he mentioned the meta package, therefore I provided an example
how to do it in meta. Disclaimer: I have often used it myself ;-)
Best,
Gerta
Am 03.06.2020 um 11:05 schrieb Michael Dewey:
> Dear Norman
>
> There is a package on CRAN called forestplot which claims to provide
> comprehensive options for controlling the forest plot so if you cannot
> find how to do it in your preferred package (which you do not name
> incidentally) then it might be worth investigating. Disclaimer: I have
> never used it myself.
>
> Michael
>
> On 02/06/2020 12:24, Norman DAURELLE wrote:
>>
>> Dear list,I have now run a meta-analysis based on relationship slopes
>> between two variables and I am trying to make the forest plot easily
>> readable and understandable.I used the "order" parameter of the
>> forest function to order outcomes from lowest estimate on the first
>> line to highest estimate on the last line, but I would like to
>> display the outcomes that share a characteristic in the same colour (
>> for example, all effect-sizes coming from studies conducted in the
>> same country displayed in one colour ). I have been looking for a way
>> to do that in the documentation of the forest function of the meta
>> package, but there are a lot of arguments to that function and I
>> can't find one that does what I would like to do. It doesn't
>> necessarily have to be based on colour but if I can change the shape
>> of the square representing the effect sizes that come from the same
>> place for example that would also do the trick, even though colour is
>> more direct.Would you know of a way to do that ? Thank
> yo
>> u !Norman
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