L'Abbé plot

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This plots the event rate in the experimental (intervention) group against the event rate in the control group, as an aid to exploring the heterogeneity of effect estimates within a meta-analysis (Song, 1999; L'Abbé et al. 1987).

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See also: meta-analysis and Forest plot.