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The product Bayes factor (PBF) offers a novel approach to synthesizing evidence from heterogeneous replication studies, especially when traditional meta-analysis is unsuitable. This method quantifies support for an informative hypothesis across diverse research, outperforming other techniques in accuracy.

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  • Traditional meta-analysis methods like fixed- or random-effects models may fail with incomparable effect sizes or highly divergent studies.
  • Small sample meta-analyses often have too many between-study differences for meta-regression.
  • The product Bayes factor (PBF) addresses these limitations by synthesizing evidence for an informative hypothesis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and demonstrate the user-friendly implementation of the product Bayes factor (PBF) within the bain R-package.
  • To validate the PBF method through a simulation study and compare its performance against existing evidence synthesis techniques.
  • To showcase applications of PBF on both meta-analytic and individual participant data.

Main Methods:

  • The study implemented and validated the product Bayes factor (PBF) functionality in the bain R-package.
  • A simulation study was conducted to assess the accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of PBF.
  • Tutorials were developed to demonstrate PBF applications using real-world datasets.

Main Results:

  • The PBF demonstrated high overall accuracy, characterized by greater sensitivity and lower specificity compared to random-effects meta-analysis, IPD meta-analysis, and vote counting.
  • The bain R-package provides user-friendly functionality for applying PBF.
  • Included example datasets allow for reproducible research and application to new data.

Conclusions:

  • The product Bayes factor (PBF) is a valuable and accurate method for evidence synthesis, particularly for informative hypotheses in heterogeneous or small-sample studies.
  • PBF offers a distinct advantage over conventional meta-analysis when studies are not suitable for pooling effect sizes.
  • The bain R-package facilitates the practical application of PBF in research settings.