META CONTINUOUS

META CONTINUOUS is available in the Statistics Base Edition. The syntax represents the meta-analysis procedure for continuous outcomes when the raw data are provided in the active dataset for the estimation of the effect size.

META CONTINUOUS

[ /CRITERIA
   [ SCOPE = {AVAILABLE**} {LISTWISE} ]
   [ CLASSMISSING = {EXCLUDE**} {INCLUDE} ]
   [ CILEVEL = {95**} {value} ]
   [ MAXITER = {100**} {integer} ]
   [ MAXSTEP = {5**} {integer} ]
   [ CONVERGENCE = {1E−6**} {value} ]
]

/DATA
   TREATMENT = N({variable}) MEAN({variable}){VAR({variable})} {STD({variable})}
   CONTROL = N({variable}) MEAN({variable}){VAR({variable})} {STD({variable})}
   [ ESTYPE = {COHEN_D**[(ADJUST)]}
              {HEDGES_G[(ADJUST)]}
              {GLASS_DELTA[(TREAT)]}
              {MEAN_DIFF}[(UNEQUAL)]
   ]
   [ ID = {variable} ]
   [ STUDY = {variable} ]

[ /ANALYSIS
   [ SUBGROUP = {variable} ]
   [ CUMULATIVE = {variable}[ (SORT ={ASCENDING**} {DESCENDING}) ] ]
]

[ /INFERENCE
   [ MODEL = {RANDOM**} {FIXED}]
   [ ESTIMATE = {REML**} {ML} {BAYES}
                {HEDGES} {HUNTER_SCHMIDT} {DERSIMONIAN_LAIRD} {SIDIK_JONKMAN}
   ]
   [ ADJUSTSE = {NONE**} {KNAPP_HARTUNG} {TRUNCATED_KNAPP_HARTUNG} ]
   ]

[ /CONTRAST
   [ VARIABLES = {variable_list} ]
   [ COEFFICIENTS = {values} ]
]

[ /BIAS
   [ COVARIATES = {covariate_list} ]
   [ FACTORS = factor_list ]
   [ INTERCEPT = {INCLUDE**} {EXCLUDE} ]
   [ MULTIPLICATIVE = {FALSE**} {TRUE} ]
   [ DISTRIBUTION = {T**} {NORMAL}]
]

[ /TRIMFILL
   [ SIDE = {EGGER_SLOPE**} {LEFT} {RIGHT} ]
   [ METHOD = {LINEAR**} {RUN} {QUADRATIC} ]
   [ MODEL = {RANDOM**} {FIXED} ]
   [ ESTIMATE = {REML**} {ML} {BAYES}
                {HEDGES} {HUNTER_SCHMIDT} {DERSIMONIAN_LAIRD} {SIDIK_JONKMAN} ]
   [ ADJUSTSE = {NONE**} {KNAPP_HARTUNG} {TRUNCATED_KNAPP_HARTUNG} ]
]

[ /PRINT
   [ HOMOGENEITY] [ HETEROGENEITY ] [ INDIVIDUAL ] [ CUMULATIVE ] [ PREDICTION ]
]

[ /SAVE
   [ ES[(var_name)] ] [ SE_ES[(var_name)] ] 
   [ CIL_ES[(var_name)] ] [ CIU_ES[(var_name)] ]
   [ PVAL_ES[(var_name)] ] [ WEIGHT[(var_name)] ] [ WEIGHT_PCT[(var_name)] ]
]

[ /OUTFILE
   CUMSTATS({'savfile'} {dataset})
   [ CUMES[(var_name)] ] [ SE_CUMES[(var_name)] ]
   [ CIL_CUMES[(var_name)] ] [ CIU_CUMES[(var_name)] ] [ PVAL_CUMES[(var_name)] ]
]

[ /FORESTPLOT
   [ DISPLAY = {[ES] [SE] [CI] [WEIGHT] [PVAL]} ]
   [ ADDCOLS = {variable_list} ]
   [ POSITION = {RIGHT**} {LEFT} ]
   [ SORT = {variable}[({ASCENDING**} {DESCENDING})] ]
   [ REFLINES = {[OVERALL] [NULL]} ]
   [ ANNOTATIONS = {[HOMOGENEITY] [HETEROGENEITY] [TEST]} ]
   [ CROP = {value1 value2} ]
]

[ /CUMFORESTPLOT
   [ DISPLAY = {[ES] [SE] [CI] [PVAL]} ]
   [ ADDCOLS = {variable_list} ]
   [ POSITION = {RIGHT**} {LEFT} ]
   [ CROP = {value1 value2} ]
]

[ /BUBBLEPLOT
   PREDICTORS = {variable_list}
   [ CENTER = {FALSE**} {TRUE} ]
   [ PROPORTION = {TRUE**} {FALSE} ]
   [ FITLINE = {TRUE**} {FALSE} ]
   [ CI = {TRUE**} {FALSE} ]
   [ LABEL = {variable}[({AUTO**} {RIGHT} {LEFT} {UPPER} {BOTTOM})] ]
   [ YRANGE = {value1 value2} ]
   [ XRANGE = {value1 value2} ]
]

[ /FUNNELPLOT
   [ IMPUTE = {FALSE**} {TRUE[(REFLINE)]} ]
   [ YAXIS = {SE**} {INV_SE} {VAR} {INV_VAR} ]
   [ LABEL = {variable}[({AUTO**} {RIGHT} {LEFT} {UPPER} {BOTTOM})] ]
   [ YRANGE = {value1 value2} ]
   [ XRANGE = {value1 value2} ]
]

[ /GALBRAITHPLOT
   [ CI = {TRUE**} {FALSE} ]
   [ LABEL = {variable}[({AUTO**} {RIGHT} {LEFT} {UPPER} {BOTTOM})] ]
   [ YRANGE = {value1 value2} ]
   [ XRANGE = {value1 value2} ]
]

**Default if the subcommand is omitted.

This command reads the active dataset and causes execution of any pending commands. See the topic Command Order for more information.

Syntax for the META CONTINUOUS command can be generated from the Meta Analysis Continuous dialog.

Release history

 META CONTINUOUS
  /DATA TREATMENT=N(var_name) MEAN(var_name) STD(var_name) CONTROL=N(var_name) MEAN(var_name) STD(var_name)  
    ID=var_name  ESTYPE=COHEN_D 
  /CRITERIA CILEVEL=95 SCOPE=AVAILABLE CLASSMISSING=EXCLUDE MAXITER=100 MAXSTEP=100 
    CONVERGENCE=0.000001
  /INFERENCE MODEL=RANDOM ESTIMATE=REML ADJUSTSE=NONE.