Gerta Rücker (born 1955) is a German statistician known for her expertise in
meta-analysis
Meta-analysis is a method of synthesis of quantitative data from multiple independent studies addressing a common research question. An important part of this method involves computing a combined effect size across all of the studies. As such, th ...
, and in its application to studies of
borderline personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive, long-term pattern of significant interpersonal relationship instability, an acute fear of Abandonment (emotional), abandonment, and intense emotiona ...
. She is a researcher in the Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics at the
University of Freiburg
The University of Freiburg (colloquially ), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (), is a public university, public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The university was founded in 1 ...
.
Education and career
Rücker earned a diploma from the
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg
The Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (, FAU) is a Public University, public research university in the cities of Erlangen and Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany. The name Friedrich-Alexander is derived from the university's first ...
in 1982. She has been affiliated with the Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics at the University of Freiburg since 2005, and earned her doctorate (
Dr. rer. nat.
for, la, Doctor rerum naturalium, Doctor of Natural Sciences, paren=left, ), abbreviated Dr. rer. nat., is a doctoral academic degree awarded by universities in some European countries (e.g. Germany, Austria and Czech Republic) to graduates in phy ...
) there in 2010. Her dissertation, ''Small-study Effects And Heterogeneity In Meta-analysis'', was supervised by
Martin Schumacher
Martin Schumacher (born June 28, 1950) is a German statistician. He was the head of the Institute for Medical Biometry and Statistics of the Medical Center of the University of Freiburg from 1986 until 2017.
Life and work
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.
Book
Rücker is the coauthor, with Guido Schwarzer and James R. Carpenter, of the book ''Meta-Analysis with R'' (Springer, 2015).
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1955 births
Living people
German statisticians
German women statisticians
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg alumni
University of Freiburg alumni