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vcmeta 1.6.0 (2026-04-07)

Changes:

New functions: replicate.meanratio2, replicate.meanratio.ps, replicate.pbcor, and se.median
Most function descriptions in the Reference Manual now refer to a specific section in the Bonett (2021) online text for additional details
More examples have been added to the Reference Manual
replicate.oddsratio returns 'exp(Estimate)' column
replicate.propratio2 has revamped output

Changes:

New functions: se.propratio2, se.propratio.ps, se.agree, meta.ave.gen.log, replicate.agree, and replicate.cronbach
The meta.ave.fisher function has now been deleted -- use meta.ave.cor.gen
se.semipartial has been renamed se.semipart, se.odds has been renamed se.oddsratio, meta.ave.odds has been renamed meta.ave.oddsratio, meta.lc.odds has been renamed meta.lc.oddsratio, meta.lm.odds has been renamed meta.lm.oddsratio, and replicate.ratio.prop2 has been renamed replicate.propratio2
The se.prop2 and se.prop.ps now use an adjustment that is optimized for the number of studies in the meta-analysis -- note this is a breaking change, where a parameter for the number of studies must now be passed.

Changes:

New functions: se.bscor, meta.ave.cor.gen, and replicate.cor.gen
The standard error for a standardized mean difference with a weighted variance standardizer in the meta.ave.stdmean2, meta.lc.stdmean2, meta.lm.stdmean2, and se.stdmean2 functions no longer assumes equal variances
The replicate.stdmean2 and replicate.stdmean.ps functions now have options for additional standardizers -- note this is a breaking change, where a parameter for the standardizer must now be passed.

Changes:

New functions: se.cohen, replicate.ratio.prop2, replicate.prop.ps, table.from.odds, table.from.phi, meta.sub.gen
The ci.fisher function has been renamed meta.ave.fisher
Corrected output error in meta.ave.gen.rc function when bystudy = FALSE
cor.from.t now returns a 1x1 matrix with column 'Estimate'

Changes:

New functions: se.ave.mean2.dep, se.ave.cor.over, se.ave.cor.nonover, se.tetra, se.biphi, replicate.spear, replicate.mean1, replicate.prop1, stdmean2.from.t
Corrected the displayed standard errors in replicate.cor

Changes:

Updated documentation for several functions
New functions for standard errors: se.prop2, se.prop.ps
New function for chi-square test of homegeniety: meta.chitest
New function for confidence interval for an average variance: meta.ave.var
New functions for replication studies: replicate.prop2, replicate.oddsratio, replicate.slope
For consistency, updated parameter names in the following functions:
- meta.lm.cronbach now takes (alpha, n, rel, r, X) rather than (alpha, n, rel, q, X)
- se.cor now takes (cor, s, n) rather than (cor, q, n)
- meta.sub.cronbach now takes (alpha, n, rel, r, group) rather than (alpha, n, rel, q, group)
- meta.ave.cronbach now takes (alpha, n, rel, r, bystudy) rather than (alpha, n, rel, q, bystudy)

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