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Table 2 Bayesian posterior median (95% credible interval), summaries of model fit (DIC) and complexity (p D )

From: Comparison of Bayesian and frequentist approaches in modelling risk of preterm birth near the Sydney Tar Ponds, Nova Scotia, Canada

Nodes

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

α

-

-0.097 (-0.326,0.120)

-

-0.087 (-0.317,0.130)

α o

0.246 (0.188,0.305)

0.268 (0.193,0.343)

0.241 (0.182,0.300)

0.260 (0.183,0.336)

Ï• 1

-

-

-0.019 (-0.108,0.070)

-0.019 (-0.107,0.072)

Ï• 2

-

-

-0.001 (-0.080,0.077)

0.001 (-0.079,0.080)

Ï• 3

-

-

0.051 (-0.091,0.195)

0.049 (-0.092,0.189)

Ï• 4

-

-

0.008 (-0.102,0.118)

0.008 (-0.101,0.116)

Ï• 5

-

-

-0.002 (-0.093,0.090)

-0.002 (-0.092,0.090)

ψ

0.557 (0.428,0.676)

0.559 (0.434,0.679)

0.555 (0.426,0.677)

0.558 (0.430,0.682)

η

1.279 (1.207,1.356)

1.307 (1.212,1.409)

1.272 (1.200,1.349)

1.297 (1.201,1.400)

σ u

0.187 (0.125,0.281)

0.189 (0.127,0.283)

0.185 (0.124,0.282)

0.187 (0.126,0.287)

σ v

0.149 (0.109,0.204)

0.149 (0.110,0.204)

0.149 (0.108,0.204)

0.149 (0.108,0.203)

DIC

727.934

728.672

732.164

734.653

p D

38.419

39.208

42.915

41.094