Interpreting a forest plot from Rstudio
16:04 16 Apr 2026

I've made this plot in Rstudio using the metafor plot:

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As you can see, it's a meta-analysis forest plot with age as a moderator. I just don't know what the grey diamonds show and I've been scouring forums to find out. I know that it shows something about the moderation, but I don't know what the size of the diamonds mean. It's probably right in front of my face. Thank you!

rstudio r-forestplot metafor meta-analysis