Table 1.

Parameter values for generating datasets

Parameter	Value
The number of studies (N)	15, 30
Prevalence (p pre)	0.3, 0.7
True between-study variance (τ 2)	0.5, 1, 1.5
No effect modification (β w, β xw)	(0, 0)
With weak effect modification (β w, β xw)	(1, 1)
With moderate effect modification (β w, β xw)	(1, 3)
With moderate effect modification (β w, β xw)	(2, 1)
With moderate effect modification (β w, β xw)	(2, 3)
With strong effect modification (β w, β xw)	(1, 5)
With strong effect modification (β w, β xw)	(2, 5)