Meta-análisis: Intervalos de confianza e Intervalos de predicción

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.591831
Palabras clave: Intervalos de confianza, Meta-análisis, Intervalos de predicción

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En los informes meta-analíticos se suelen reportar varios tipos de intervalos, hecho que ha generado cierta confusión a la hora de interpretarlos. Los intervalos de confianza reflejan la incertidumbre relacionada con un número, el tamaño del efecto medio paramétrico. Los intervalos de predicción reflejan el tamaño paramétrico probable en cualquier estudio de la misma clase que los incluidos en un meta-análisis. Su interpretación y aplicaciones son diferentes. En este artículo explicamos su diferente naturaleza y cómo se pueden utilizar para responder preguntas específicas. Se incluyen ejemplos numéricos, así como su cálculo con el paquete metafor en R.

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03-04-2024
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Botella, J., & Sánchez-Meca, J. (2024). Meta-análisis: Intervalos de confianza e Intervalos de predicción. Anales de Psicología / Annals of Psychology, 40(2), 344–354. https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.591831
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