[R-meta] Exclude answer category from moderation test

[Viechtbauer, Wolfgang (NP)]

Dear Maria,

If you want to exclude the studies where the moderator is equal to 'x' from the analysis, then you could use the 'subset' argument (e.g., subset=moderator!="x").

Best,
Wolfgang

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>Hi everyone,
>
>Perhaps a silly question, but I cannot seem to find the answer I need.
>So here's my question: I have a certain variable with three answer
>categories (x, y, and z). Now, I want to perform a moderation test
>based on this variable but I only want to compare Y and Z in this
>moderation test. Is there a way to exclude answer option 'x' in the
>moderator analysis via code?
>I know I can also adjust my data set and create a new variable with
>only the options 'y' and 'z', but I was wondering if it could be
>easier with the metafor package.
>
>I hope anyone knows this!
>Many thanks in advance!
>
>Best,
>Maria Wiertsema
>
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