[R-meta] Random-effect specification in rma.mv() for multiple sources?

[Timothy MacKenzie]

Dear all,

I noticed some errors in the copy-pasted data structure in my previous post
(https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-sig-meta-analysis/2021-June/002953.html).
Below is my correct data structure. From left to right, one can see the
hierachical structure in my dataset:   study > sample > outcome > time >
control > obs

Q:  Would the following random-effect structure account for all the above
sources (as a first step to then drop the ones that are insignificant)?

random = list(~ sample | study, ~ time | interaction(study,sample,outcome),
~ 1 | control, ~ 1 | obs)

Thanks, Tim

study  sample  outcome time  control obs
1      1       1       1     1       1
1      1       2       1     1       2
1      1       1       2     1       3
1      1       2       2     1       4
1      2       1       1     1       5
1      2       2       1     1       6
1      2       1       2     1       7
1      2       2       2     1       8
2      1       1       2     1       9
2      1       2       2     1       10
2      1       1       2     2       11
2      1       2       2     2       12
3      1       1       3     1       13
3      1       1       3     2       14
3      2       1       3     1       15
3      2       1       3     2       16

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