Double arcsine transform not appropriate for meta-analysis
Abstract
The variance-stabilizing Freeman-Tukey double arcsine transform was originally proposed for inference on single proportions. Subsequently, its use has been suggested in the context of meta-analysis of proportions. While some erratic behaviour has been observed previously, here we point out and illustrate general issues of monotonicity and invertibility that make this transform unsuitable for meta-analysis purposes.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- March 2022
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.2203.04773
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2203.04773
- Bibcode:
- 2022arXiv220304773R
- Keywords:
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- Statistics - Methodology
- E-Print:
- 4 pages, 2 figures, 1 table