variance ratio

[mattansb]

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[bwiernik]

Let's a few options here for CI methods and computing SD ratio instead, pulling them from the metafor::escalc() code.

(SD ratios are often called variation/variance ratios in biology and ecology work.)

Maybe let's call the function variation_ratio()?

[mattansb]

For independents samples, metafor uses these (with the +1/(2 * (n1i - 1)) -1/(2 * (n2i - 1)) small sample bias correction):

yi <- log(sd1i/sd2i) + 1/(2 * (n1i - 1)) - 1/(2 * (n2i - 1))
vi <- 1/(2 * (n1i - 1)) + 1/(2 * (n2i - 1))

What should vi be here if the correction is not applied? 🤔

Maybe let's call the function variation_ratio()?

Sure.

[bwiernik]

vi is the same -- the adjustment is an additive constant so it doesn't affect the variance because of the calculus

[mattansb]

Oh right, duh 🤦‍♂️