glmSLMADS.assign {dsBase}

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Fit a Generalized Linear Model (GLM) with pooling via Study Level Meta-Analysis (SLMA)

Description

Fits a generalized linear model (GLM) on data from single or multiple sources with pooled co-analysis across studies being based on SLMA (Study Level Meta Analysis).

Usage

glmSLMADS.assign(formula, family, offsetName, weightsName, dataName)

Arguments

formula	a glm formula, specified in call to ds.glmSLMA
family	a glm family, specified in call to ds.glmSLMA
offsetName	a character string specifying a variable to be used as an offset. Specified in call to ds.glmSLMA.
weightsName	a character string specifying a variable to be used as regression weights. Specified in call to ds.glmSLMA. Specified in call to ds.glmSLMA.
dataName	a character string specifying the name of a data.frame holding the data for the model. Specified in call to ds.glmSLMA.

Details

glmSLMADS.assign is an assign function called by clientside function ds.glmSLMA. ds.glmSLMA also calls two aggregate functions glmSLMADS1 and glmSLMADS2. For more detailed information see help for ds.glmSLMA.

Value

writes glm object summarising the fitted model to the serverside. For more detailed information see help for ds.glmSLMA.

Author(s)

Paul Burton for DataSHIELD Development Team (14/7/20)

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