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Table 1 Parameter values

From: Can the buck always be passed to the highest level of clustering?

Parameter

Description

Values or range

α 0

Log odds when x ijk =u k =z jk =0

log(0.1/0.9), log(0.2/0.8)

α 1…α p

Conditional log odds ratios

log(1.1), log(2), log(5)

σ h

SD of household effect

log(1.1), log(2), log(5)

σ v

SD of village effect

log(1.05)–log(5)

I

No. individuals per household

5, 20

J

No. households per village

20, 100

K

No. of villages

5, 20