Via @dataelixir, a short example of a generalized additive model for meta-regression in brms (@paulbuerkner), by Matthew B. Jané matthewbjane.github.io/blog-posts/blo… - with 1 modifier, GAM = spline. - don't expect nuanced shapes from few studies - there's more options with IPD [RG]

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