That is not sufficient information. See the Statalist FAQ for several
examples of what is needed.
We don't do this because we are mean (we may or may not be but that is
for others to deside) but because there are often multiple version of
user written software floating around in cyberspace and it helps if we
are talking about the same program. You have given us the author, but
that typically remains constant over versions, so that does not help
us resolve this issue.
-- Maarten
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 1:59 PM, Setor Kunutsor <skk31@medschl.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> Metatrim (author: Thomas J. Steichen, RJRT, steicht@rjrt.com)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Nick Cox
> Sent: 24 February 2013 14:13
> To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> Subject: Re: st: When is 'no trimming' performed using metatrim
>
> Please explain where user-written commands you refer to come from.
>
> Nick
>
> On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 1:58 PM, Setor Kunutsor <skk31@medschl.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>> I have conducted a meta-analysis based on a total of 10 studies using a Random-effects model. There was substantial heterogeneity among contributing studies (I2>70%).
>>
>> A funnel plot revealed evidence of publication bias which was further confirmed by Egger's regression symmetry test (P=0.03).
>>
>> I am using the trim-and-fill method to adjust for publication bias. I am aware this method performs poorly in the presence of substantial between study heterogeneity.
>>
>> On running the metatrim command, the output suggests that no trimming was performed.
>>
>> What does this mean? Does it mean there was no publication bias? How do I interpret the results?
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