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Egger's Test

Egger's Test is a statistical method for detecting publication bias in meta-analyses by regressing the standardized effect size against its precision, where the presence of asymmetry in the funnel plot suggests small-study effects indicative of potential bias.

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Egger's RegressionEgger's Regression Test

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Mendelian randomization with invalid instruments: effect estimation and bias detection through Egger regression

Jack Bowden, George Davey Smith, Stephen Burgess · International Journal of Epidemiology · 2015 · 10.6K citations · Full text

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Recommendations for examining and interpreting funnel plot asymmetry in meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials

Jonathan A C Sterne, Alex J. Sutton, John P. A. Ioannidis et al. · BMJ · 2011 · 7.4K citations · Full text

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Funnel plots for detecting bias in meta-analysis

Jonathan A C Sterne, Matthias Egger · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · 2001 · 3.8K citations

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The performance of tests of publication bias and other sample size effects in systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy was assessed

Jonathan J Deeks, Petra Macaskill, Les Irwig · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · 2005 · 2.9K citations

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A modified test for small‐study effects in meta‐analyses of controlled trials with binary endpoints

Roger Harbord, Matthias Egger, Jonathan A C Sterne · Statistics in Medicine · 2005 · 2.3K citations

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Authors

855

  1. JB
    Jack Bowden

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 11.1K citations

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  2. GD
    George Davey Smith

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 10.8K citations

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  3. JA
    Jonathan A C Sterne

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 13.8K citations

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  4. AJ
    Alex J. Sutton

    University of Leicester, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 9.8K citations

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  5. JL
    Jack L. Vevea

    University of Chicago, United States

    5 publications · 792 citations

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Institutions

384

  1. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    13 h-index

    38 publications

    62.7K citations

  2. University of Leicester

    Leicester, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    20 publications

    19.7K citations

  3. MRC Epidemiology Unit

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    18 publications

    11.2K citations

  4. Central South University

    Changsha, China

    6 h-index

    26 publications

    1.2K citations

  5. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    11.3K citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    737 citations

  7. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    844 citations

  8. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    3K citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 7 publications · 257 citations

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  2. Research Synthesis Methods

    6 publications · 1.4K citations

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  3. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

    6 publications · 9.7K citations

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  4. Frontiers in Microbiology

    5 publications · 203 citations

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  5. Frontiers in Endocrinology

    5 publications · 122 citations

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