Re: st: metan updated (is it downloadable for Stata 9.2/SE??)

[RJ Harris <ross.harris@bristol.ac.uk>]

Dear Carlo

Yes, it was written in version 9 so will work with any version of Stata 
past this. Note that Mike Bradburn's original ado file is included in the 
package as metan7, if you are using an older version of Stata.

Best wishes,
Ross

--On 29 October 2007 15:35 +0100 Carlo Lazzaro <carlo.lazzaro@tin.it> wrote:


> Dear Kit, Ross & Statalisters,
>
> is - metan - downloadable for Stata 9.2/SE, too??
>
> Thanks a lot for your kindness and for your time.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Carlo
>
> -----Messaggio originale-----
> Da: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] Per conto di RJ Harris
> Inviato: luned� 29 ottobre 2007 14.57
> A: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> Oggetto: st: metan updated
>
> Dear Stata users
>
> Thanks to Kit Baum, an updated version of the meta-analysis command
> _metan_  is now available on the SSC archive. To install within Stata,
> type:
>
> ssc install metan, replace
>
> The update contains a new option _efficacy_, which displays results in
> terms of vaccine efficacy. There are also some minor tweaks and one or
> two  other options added- details below if of interest.
>
> Best wishes,
> Ross Harris
>
>
> - I sq. in return list
> - variable display format preserved for lcols() and rcols()
> - abbreviated varlist now allowed for lcols() and rcols()
> - between groups het. only available with fixed effect models (statistics
> not valid for random effects models)
> - nulloff option to get rid of null line
> - rflevel(#) specifies the coverage (eg 90,95,99 percent) for the
> confidence interval of the predictive distribution
> - "nostandard" had disappeared from help file- back in
> - warnings if any heterogeneity with fixed effect models (also for
> between  group het if any sub group has het)
> - removed the extra top line that appears in column labels
> - when using aspect(), xsize and ysize used so inner bit matches graph
> area- i.e., get rid of spaces for long/wide graphs
>
>
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> Ross Harris
> Department of Social Medicine
> University of Bristol
> +44 (0)117 928 7338
> Ross.Harris@bristol.ac.uk
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Ross Harris
Department of Social Medicine
University of Bristol
+44 (0)117 928 7338
Ross.Harris@bristol.ac.uk

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