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For the dataset attached*, with or without the missing observation, if I apply the function</div>
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rma(yi = beta, sei = SE, data = data, measure = "GEN", method = "REML")</div>
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I get the indices tau = tau^2 = I^2 = 0.</div>
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How should I interpret this? Why do I get 0 heterogeneity?</div>
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Best regards,</div>
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Iago</div>
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<li style="list-style-type:disc"><span>I paste here the dataset, since I do not know if this list allows for attached files:</span></li></ul>
<div><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> beta SE
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> 0.1681631227 0.2607616</div>
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> -0.0422785338 0.2631096</div>
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> -0.5568181818 0.6325992</div>
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> -0.1978872695 0.1912361</div>
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> NA NA</div>
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> -0.2061673136 0.2874499</div>
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> 0.0006298509 1.9240914</div>
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> -0.0229840779 0.1207885</div>
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> -0.0641509434 0.1894704</div>
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> -0.2929200899 0.2148528</div>
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> -0.0384951744 0.1183950</div>
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> -2.1428571429 1.3014967</div>
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> 0.0354166667 0.1590310</div>
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> 0.2500000000 0.4696238</div>
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> 0.5498902439 0.2916918</div>
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> -0.0629629630 0.1247360</div>
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> -0.0633659243 0.1496927</div>
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> 0.1739130435 0.2471777</div>
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> 0.3091393605 0.3120169</div>
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> -0.6693565070 0.3325967</div>
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> -0.4372170400 0.4444308</div>
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> 0.5100926412 0.6237145</div>
<div class="x_ContentPasted0"> -0.1729729607 0.1410500</div>
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