Table 6 Coverage probabilities of the 95% confidence interval for the inconsistency factor (IF)
| Â | Heterogeneity | No heterogeneity | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | IF = 0 | IF = 0.3 | IF = 0.45 | IF = 0.6 | IF = 1 | IF = 0 | IF = 0.3 | IF = 0.45 | IF = 0.6 | IF = 1 |
Frequent Events | ||||||||||
IVDL | 0.92 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.97 |
KHDL | 0.91 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.93 |
Rare Events | ||||||||||
IVDL | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 0.99 |
KHDL | 0.93 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.95 |