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Closing the Gap between Methodologists and End-Users: R as a Computational Back-End
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The R environment provides a natural platform for developing new statistical methods due to the mathematical expressiveness of the language, the large number of existing libraries, and the active developer community. One drawback to R, however, is the learning curve; programming is a deterrent to non-technical users, who typically prefer graphical user interfaces (GUIs) to command line environments. Thus, while statisticians develop new methods in R, practitioners are often behind in terms of the statistical techniques they use as they rely on GUI applications. Meta-analysis is an instructive example; cutting-edge meta-analysis methods are often ignored by the overwhelming majority of practitioners, in part because they have no easy way of applying them. This paper proposes a strategy to close the gap between the statistical state-of-the-science and what is applied in practice. We present open-source meta-analysis software that uses R as the underlying statistical engine, and Python for the GUI. We present a framework that allows methodologists to implement new methods in R that are then automatically integrated into the GUI for use by end-users, so long as the programmer conforms to our interface. Such an approach allows an intuitive interface for non-technical users while leveraging the latest advanced statistical methods implemented by methodologists.
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BackgroundPrimary, Secondary, and Meta-Analysis of Research
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Mohamed, S. O. O., Elkhidir, I. H. E., Abuzied, A. I. H., Noureddin, A. A. M. H., Ibrahim, G. A. A., & Mahmoud, A. A. A. (2018) · BMC Research Notes · doi:10.1186/s13104-018-3950-0 · Cited by 43
Theodorou, A., Palaiodimou, L., Malhotra, K., Zompola, C., Katsanos, A., Shoamanesh, A., Boviatsis, E., Dardiotis, E., Spilioti, M., Sacco, S., et al. (2022) · Stroke · doi:10.1161/strokeaha.122.040671 · Cited by 44
Tran, J., Nimojan, T., Saripella, A., Tang‐Wai, D. F., Butris, N., Kapoor, P., Berezin, L., Englesakis, M. F., & Chung, F. F. (2022) · Journal of Clinical Anesthesia · doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2022.110682 · Cited by 54
Keratoconus in Africa: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Akowuah, P., Kobia-Acquah, E., Donkor, R., Adjei-Anang, J., & Ankamah-Lomotey, S. (2021) · Ophthalmic & physiological optics · doi:10.1111/opo.12825 · Cited by 44
“edu/openmeta/USA), an open source software for meta-analysis.(27) 95% confidence intervals were used for calculating and reporting outcomes of interest.”
Wright, I. M., Mughal, F., Bowers, G., & Meiser‐Stedman, R. (2020) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2020.11.039 · Cited by 47
“Proportion meta-analyses were carried out to calculate the estimated dropout rates using OpenMeta[Analyst] software (Wallace et al., 2012), which uses the metafor package in R (Viechtbauer, 2010).”
MethodStroke and Novel Coronavirus Infection in Humans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Lee, K. W., Khan, A. H. K. Y., Ching, S. M., Chia, P. K., Loh, W. C., Rashid, A. M. A., Baharin, J., Mat, L. N. I., Sulaiman, W. A. W., Devaraj, N. K., et al. (2020) · Frontiers in Neurology · doi:10.3389/fneur.2020.579070 · Cited by 39
Frountzas, M., Stergios, K., Nikolaou, C., Bellos, I., Schizas, D., Linardoutsos, D., Kontzoglou, K., Vaos, G., Williams, A., & Toutouzas, K. (2020) · Colorectal Disease · doi:10.1111/codi.15148 · Cited by 44
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Negoi, I., Hostiuc, S., Negoi, R., & Beuran, M. (2017) · World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology · doi:10.4251/wjgo.v9.i12.475 · Cited by 44
Bora, E. (2017) · European Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.06.003 · Cited by 48
“Meta-analyses were performed using packages in R environment (Open Meta Analyst, Metafor) [26,27].”
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“…Trials of Intervention Effectiveness trial (Miller et al., 2008) and Cost Utility of the Latest Antipsychotic Drugs in Schizophrenia Study (Peluso et al., 2012), have reported no significant differences in the rates of TD when comparing first-generation antipsychotics (FGAs) with SGAs.”
BackgroundFrequency of dementia in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sousa, C., Alarcão, J., Martins, I. P., & Ferreira, J. (2021) · Journal of Neurological Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.jns.2021.120077 · Cited by 43
Effects of vitamin E on stroke: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis
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Inpatient versus outpatient induction of labour: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Epiaortic Ultrasound to Prevent Stroke in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
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Prediction of Risk of Death for Patients Starting Dialysis
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“Meta-analysis was undertaken using Open Meta software (Metafor Package 1.4) (Wallace et al.,2012).”
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Second generation cryoballoon ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation: an updated meta-analysis
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“05 considered as statistically significant [15, 16].”
Perioperative Use of Clevidipine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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“Statistical analysis Review manager (“Revman 5.2.3”) [19] for MAC (Cochrane collaboration, Oxford, UK) and OpenMetanalyst [20] were used.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Wallace, B. C., Dahabreh, I. J., Trikalinos, T. A., Lau, J., Trow, P., & Schmid, C. H.
- Affiliations
- Tufts University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Statistical Software
- Publisher
- Foundation for Open Access Statistic
- Published
- 2012
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 5
- ISSN
- 1548-7660 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2120771911
- Cited by
- 1,125
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2026: 50 · 2025: 89 · 2024: 115 · 2023: 105 · 2022: 127 · 2021: 143 · 2020: 133 · 2019: 94 · 2018: 76 · 2017: 68 · 2016: 65 · 2015: 37 · 2014: 17 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 18.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Journal of Statistical Software (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Data Analysis with R
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Scientific Computing and Data Management
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Keywords
- R, meta-analysis software, graphical user interface, Python, open source software, software integration, statistical software development, non-technical users
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