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# puniform

Provides meta-analysis methods to correct and assess publication bias
and outcome reporting bias.

The currently included methods are:

- The *p*-uniform method as described in [van Assen, van Aert, and
  Wicherts (2015)](https://doi.org/10.1037/met0000025)
- The *p*-uniform\* method as described in [van Aert and van Assen
  (2025)](https://osf.io/preprints/metaarxiv/zqjr9/)
- The hybrid method as described in [van Aert and van Assen
  (2018)](https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13428-017-0967-6)
  and [van Aert (2025)](https://doi.org/10.1037/met0000719)
- The Snapshot Bayesian Hybrid Meta-Analysis Method as described in [van
  Aert and van Assen
  (2017)](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0175302)
- The meta-plot [(van Assen et al.,
  2023)](https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000513), which is a visual
  tool for assessing publication bias in a meta-analysis
- Helper functions to apply the Correcting for Outcome Reporting Bias
  (CORB) method to correct for outcome reporting bias in a meta-analysis
  [(van Aert & Wicherts,
  2024)](https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13428-023-02132-2)

## Installation

The latest release can be installed directly in R with:

``` r
install.packages("puniform")
```

You can install the development version of the puniform package from
GitHub with:

``` r
install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github("RobbievanAert/puniform")
```

## Additional information about the package

The puniform package was written by [Robbie C.M. van
Aert](https://robbievanaert.com/). If you suspect a bug, please report
this [here](https://github.com/RobbievanAert/puniform/issues).
