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stat.ME2026
Penalized likelihood inference for beta-binomial meta-analysis of proportions of rare events
Kotaro Sasaki, Hisashi Noma
The paper introduces a penalized likelihood estimator using a Jeffreys prior for beta-binomial meta‑analysis of rare event proportions, improving bias and stability over the standa…
stat.ME2026
Robust inference methods of diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis for influential outlying studies via density power divergence
Kotaro Sasaki, Hisashi Noma, Theodoros Evrenoglou
In diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis (DTA-MA), standard inference methods using bivariate random-effects models for jointly synthesizing sensitivity and specificity can be sen…
stat.ME2025
Influence analyses of "designs" for evaluating inconsistency in network meta-analysis
Kotaro Sasaki, Hisashi Noma
Network meta-analysis is an evidence synthesis method for comparing the effectiveness of multiple available treatments. To justify evidence synthesis, consistency is an important a…