Double arcsine transform not appropriate for meta-analysis
Methodology
2022-09-13 v2
Abstract
The variance-stabilizing Freeman-Tukey double arcsine transform was originally proposed for inference on single proportions. Subsequently, its use has been suggested in the context of meta-analysis of proportions. While some erratic behaviour has been observed previously, here we point out and illustrate general issues of monotonicity and invertibility that make this transform unsuitable for meta-analysis purposes.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2203.04773,
title = {Double arcsine transform not appropriate for meta-analysis},
author = {Christian Röver and Tim Friede},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.04773},
year = {2022}
}
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4 pages, 2 figures, 1 table