meta (version 3.7-0)

settings.meta: Print and change default settings for meta-analyses in R package meta.

Description

Print and change default settings for meta-analyses in R package meta.

Usage

settings.meta(...)

Arguments

...

Arguments to change default settings.

Details

This function can be used to define defaults for several arguments of the following R functions: metabin, metacont, metacor, metacr, metagen, metainc, metaprop. A list of all arguments with current settings is printed using the command settings.meta().

In order to reset all settings the command settings.meta(reset=TRUE) can be used.

Examples

##
## Get list of settings
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settings.meta()

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## Change default summary measure for R functions metabin and metaprop
##
metabin(10, 20, 15, 20, warn=FALSE)
metaprop(4, 20)
metabin(10, 20, 15, 20, sm="RD", warn=FALSE)
metaprop(4, 20, sm="PLN")
##
settings.meta(smbin="RD", smprop="PLN")
##
metabin(10, 20, 15, 20, warn=FALSE)
metaprop(4, 20)

##
## Change level for confidence intervals
##
metagen(1:3, (2:4)/10, sm="MD")
settings.meta(level=0.99, level.comb=0.999)
metagen(1:3, (2:4)/10, sm="MD")

##
## Always print a prediction interval
##
settings.meta(prediction=TRUE)
metagen(1:3, (2:4)/10, sm="MD")

##
## Try to set unknown argument
##
settings.meta(unknownarg=TRUE)

##
## Reset settings
##
settings.meta(reset=TRUE)
metabin(10, 20, 15, 20, warn=FALSE)
metaprop(4, 20)
metagen(1:3, (2:4)/10, sm="MD")