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[R-meta] Specifying V in nested subgroup analysis (rma.mv + clubSandwich)

Hi Tim,

If the predictor study_type is a study-level variable, then setting
subgroup = study_type will have no effect and should produce results
identical to using subgroup = NULL.

If you want to estimate average effect sizes for each reporting
category based only on the direct evidence (estimates from composite
scales contribute to the average for composite scales, estimates from
subscales contribute to the average for subscales), then set subgroup
= reporting.

On the other hand, if you set subgroup = NULL, then the average
effects for composite scales will be influenced a little bit by the
effect size estimates from subscales that co-occur in the same study
with estimates from composite scales, and the average effects for
subscales will be influenced a little bit by the effect size estimates
from composite scales that co-occur in the same study with estimates
from subscales.


James
On Thu, Dec 2, 2021 at 2:29 PM Timothy MacKenzie <fswfswt at gmail.com> wrote: