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Título: Bayesian meta-analysis for binary data and prior distribution on models
Autores/as: Negrín Hernández, Miguel Ángel 
Martel Escobar, María Carmen 
Vázquez Polo, Francisco José 
Clasificación UNESCO: 530202 Modelos econométricos
Palabras clave: Bayesian Meta-Analysis
Binary Data
Clustering
Frequentist Validation
Priors
Fecha de publicación: 2021
Proyectos: Aportaciones A la Toma de Decisiones Bayesianas Óptimas: Aplicaciones Al Coste-Efectividad Con Datos Clínicos y Al Análisis de Riestos Con Datos Acturiales. 
Publicación seriada: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 
Resumen: In meta-analysis, the structure of the between-sample heterogeneity plays a crucial role in estimating the meta-parameter. A Bayesian meta-analysis for binary data has recently been proposed that measures this heterogeneity by clustering the samples and then determining the posterior probability of the cluster models through model selection. The meta-parameter is then estimated using Bayesian model averaging techniques. Although an objective Bayesian meta-analysis is proposed for each type of heterogeneity, we concentrate the attention of this paper on priors over the models. We consider four alternative priors which are motivated by reasonable but different assumptions. A frequentist validation with simulated data has been carried out to analyze the properties of each prior distribution for a set of different number of studies and sample sizes. The results show the importance of choosing an adequate model prior as the posterior probabilities for the models are very sensitive to it. The hierarchical Poisson prior and the hierarchical uniform prior show a good performance when the real model is the homogeneity, or when the sample sizes are high enough. However, the uniform prior can detect the true model when it is an intermediate model (neither homogeneity nor heterogeneity) even for small sample sizes and few studies. An illustrative example with real data is also given, showing the sensitivity of the estimation of the meta-parameter to the model prior.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/77440
ISSN: 1661-7827
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18020809
Fuente: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health[ISSN 1661-7827],v. 18 (2), p. 1-18, (Enero 2021)
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