Meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy realized by applying WinBUGS software
TAO Yuan
HE Qian
CHENG LI-li
FU Wen-jie
WU Jun-yi
NIU Yu-ming
ZHANG Chao
Abstract：WinBUGS software based on Bayesian theory is developed for statistics. It can locate sample distribution directly and precisely and the result can be explained more reliably. Because of those advantages combined with the flexibility of whole programming language, WinBUGS software is broadly applied to various statistics analyses. It is always used for diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) similarly, but it can’t draw forest plots for sensitivity and specificity. The procedure of accomplishment of DTA Meta-analysis using WinBUGS software was displayed taken a group of DTA Meta-analysis data as example in this article.
Keywords：WinBUGS softwareBayesian theoryDiagnostic test accuracyMeta-analysis
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 1159-1161,1166 )