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Journal of Evidence-Based MedicineVolume 14, Issue 4 p. 259-261 PERSPECTIVE The Freeman–Tukey double arcsine transformation for the meta-analysis of proportions: Recent criticisms were seriously misleading Suhail A. Doi, Corresponding Author Suhail A. Doi sardoi@gmx.net orcid.org/0000-0002-2630-2125 Department of Population Medicine, College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar Correspondence Suhail A. Doi, Department of Population Medicine, Qatar University, College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. Email: sardoi@gmx.netSearch for more papers by this authorChang Xu, Chang Xu Department of Population Medicine, College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, QatarSearch for more papers by this author Suhail A. Doi, Corresponding Author Suhail A. Doi sardoi@gmx.net orcid.org/0000-0002-2630-2125 Department of Population Medicine, College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar Correspondence Suhail A. Doi, Department of Population Medicine, Qatar University, College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. Email: sardoi@gmx.netSearch for more papers by this authorChang Xu, Chang Xu Department of Population Medicine, College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, QatarSearch for more papers by this author First published: 11 October 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/jebm.12445 Funding information: This work was made possible by Program Grant #NPRP10-0129-170274 from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation). The findings herein reflect the work, and are solely the responsibility of the authors. All authors had full access to all the data in the study and the corresponding author had final responsibility for the decision to submit for publication. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Supporting Information Filename Description jebm12445-sup-0001-SuppMat1.docx36.6 KB Supporting Information jebm12445-sup-0002-SuppMat2.docx52.8 KB Supporting Information jebm12445-sup-0003-SuppMat3.doc95 KB TABLE S1. Meta-analytic results expressed as infections per 1000 observations from various methodsFIGURE S1. Simulation study depicting the distribution of the FTT pooled estimate (fixed effect meta-analysis) after back-transformation and multiplication by 1000FIGURE S2. Interval estimation for the binomial proportion using the FTT. Coverage is 99.42% and 99.25% at the lowest and highest values (0.001 and 0.9985) Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article. Volume14, Issue4December 2021Pages 259-261 RelatedInformation

The Freeman–Tukey double arcsine transformation for the meta‐analysis of proportions: Recent criticisms were seriously misleading