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Table 1 Goodness of fit estimates for fixed effects and random effects network meta-analysis models

From: Meta-regression models to address heterogeneity and inconsistency in network meta-analysis of survival outcomes

Model

Dbar

Dhat

pD

DIC

Random effects Weibull model without covariates

1462.4

1432.3

30.1

1492.5

Fixed effects Weibull model without covariates

1468.9

1443.0

25.9

1494.8

Models with study data as covariate

    

  Random effects Weibull model with treatment specific covariate interactions

1460.5

1428.5

32.0

1492.5

  Fixed effects Weibull model with treatment specific covariate interactions

1464.7

1436.7

28.0

1492.7

  Random effects Weibull model with constant treatment covariate interactions

1459.7

1428.7

31.0

1490.7

  Fixed effects Weibull model with constant treatment covariate interactions

1466.7

1439.9

26.8

1493.5

  1. Dbar = posterior mean residual deviance.
  2. Dhat = deviance evaluated at the posterior mean of the model parameters.
  3. pD = the effective number of parameters as a measure of model complexity.
  4. DIC = Deviance Information Criteria.