Fitting fixed- and random-effects meta-analysis models using structural equation modeling with the sem and gsem commands

Tom M. Palmer () and Jonathan A. C. Sterne
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Tom M. Palmer: Lancaster University
Jonathan A. C. Sterne: University of Bristol

Stata Journal, 2015, vol. 15, issue 3, 645-671

Abstract: In this article, we demonstrate how to fit fixed- and random-effects meta-analysis, meta-regression, and multivariate outcome meta-analysis models under the structural equation modeling framework using the sem and gsem commands. While all of these models can be fit using existing user-written commands, formulating the models in the structural equation modeling framework provides deeper insight into how they work. Further, the heterogeneity test for metaregression and multivariate meta-analysis is readily available from this output. Copyright 2015 by StataCorp LP.

Keywords: gsem; meta-analysis; meta-regression; metan; metareg; mvmeta; sem; structural equation modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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