Programming language and environment for statistics
R is a free, open-source statistical software environment that was specifically designed for statistical computing and graphics. It has a number of key packages for meta-analysis. These packages include:_x000D_ _x000D_ metafor: A package for meta-analysis that includes functions for calculating effect sizes, fitting different types of models, conducting moderator and meta-regression analyses, and generating various plots_x000D_ _x000D_ meta: Another popular package for conducting standard meta-analyses and performing sensitivity analyses. These and many other packages_x000D_ _x000D_ metasens: Used for conducting sensitivity analyses for missing binary outcome data and potential selection bias._x000D_ _x000D_ netmeta: Which adopts frequentist methods to fit network meta-analysis models.
