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Table 1 Linear mixed effects models listed according to their random effects structure

From: Modelling multiple thresholds in meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies

Model

Specification

DIDS

Different random intercepts and different random slopes

CIDS

Common random intercept and different random slopes,

 

a0s=a1s=a s

DICS

Different random intercepts and common random slope,

 

b0s=b1s=b s

CICS

Common random intercept and common slope,

 

a0s=a1s=a s , b0s=b1s=b s

DS

Different random slopes,

 

a0s=a1s=0

CS

Common random slope,

 

a0s=a1s=0, b0s=b1s=b s

DI

Different random intercepts,

 

b0s=b1s=0

CI

Common random intercept,

 

a0s=a1s=a s , b0s=b1s=0