Meta-analysis of studies comparing two different toothpastes.
Usage
data("toothpaste")
Arguments
Format
A data frame with 9 observations on the following 7 variables.
Study
the identifier of the study.
nA
number of subjects using toothpaste A.
meanA
mean DMFS index of subjects using toothpaste A.
sdA
standard deviation of DMFS index of subjects
using toothpaste A.
nB
number of subjects using toothpaste B.
meanB
mean DMFS index of subjects using toothpaste B.
sdB
standard deviation of DMFS index of subjects
using toothpaste B.
Details
The data are the results of nine randomised trials comparing
two different toothpastes for the prevention of caries development.
The outcomes in each trial was the change, from baseline, in
the decayed, missing (due to caries) and filled surface dental
index (DMFS).