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\name{trimfill.rm5}

\alias{trimfill.rm5}

\alias{trimfill.cdir}

\alias{print.trimfill.rm5}

\alias{print.trimfill.cdir}

\title{Cochrane review: trim-and-fill method}

\usage{

\method{trimfill}{rm5}(x, comp.no, outcome.no, ...)

\method{trimfill}{cdir}(x, comp.no, outcome.no, ...)

\method{print}{trimfill.rm5}(x, ...)

\method{print}{trimfill.cdir}(x, ...)

}

\arguments{

\item{x}{An object of class \code{rm5}, \code{trimfill.rm5},

\code{cdir} or \code{trimfill.cdir}.}

\item{comp.no}{Comparison number.}

\item{outcome.no}{Outcome number.}

\item{...}{Additional arguments (passed on to \code{metacr}).}

}

\description{

Conduct trim-and-fill analysis for all meta-analyses in a Cochrane

review.

}

\details{

This function can be used to conduct a trim-and-fill analysis for

all or selected meta-analyses in a Cochrane review of intervention

studies (Higgins et al., 2023).

The R function \code{\link{metacr}} is called internally.

}

\examples{

# Locate export data file "Fleiss1993_CR.csv"

# in sub-directory of package "meta"

#

filename <- system.file("extdata", "Fleiss1993_CR.csv", package = "meta")

Fleiss1993_CR <- read.rm5(filename)

# Conduct trim-and-fill analysis

#

trimfill(Fleiss1993_CR)

# Conduct trim-and-fill analysis only for second outcome of first

# comparison

#

trimfill(Fleiss1993_CR, comp.no = 1, outcome.no = 2)

}

\references{

Higgins JPT, Thomas J, Chandler J, Cumpston M, Li T, Page MJ, Welch

VA (editors) (2023):

\emph{Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions

Version 6.4 (updated August 2023)}.

Available from \url{https://www.cochrane.org/authors/handbooks-and-manuals/handbook}

}

\seealso{

\code{\link{summary.meta}}, \code{\link{metacr}},

\code{\link{read.rm5}}, \code{\link{read.cdir}},

\code{\link{metabias.rm5}}, \code{\link{metabias.cdir}}

}

\author{

Guido Schwarzer \email{guido.schwarzer@uniklinik-freiburg.de}

}