Application of SAS software macros for realizing Meta-analysis of two-category data
YAN Jin-zhu
LI Sheng
WENG Hong
ZENG Xian-tao
Abstract：SAS system is considered as one of international standard software systems in the field of data processing and statistics, however, it required the user has higher capability due to its complex and difficult programming. For well applying SAS for conducting a Meta-analysis, Stephen Senna and his colleagues developed a suite of macros for the Meta-analysis of binary data. These macros will realize the Meta-analysis of binary data conveniently and can generate the forest plot, funnel plot, Galbraith plot, Q-Q plot and other graphs. The authors introduced in the paper how to use these SAS macros for conducting the Meta-analysis of binary data.
Keywords：SASMacrosBinary dataMeta-analysis
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 121-124 )