Table 3 Group characteristics of a fictional network (g identifies the group. n is the total number of subjects and d is the total number of deaths in each group. Additional characteristics are also listed: the Q statistic describing heterogeneity has df degrees of freedom, and τ gives the square root of the τ 2 statistics for between - cohort heterogeneity)
g | Scores | Cohorts | n | d | Q | df | Ï„ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | A, B | R | 4000 | 350 | 28 | 0 | 0.019 |
2 | A, C | S, T | 1000 | 200 | 15.5 | 1 | 0.014 |
3 | A, B, D | U, V | 3000 | 300 | 13.4 | 2 | 0.004 |
4 | A, B, C, D | X, Y | 2000 | 300 | 9.6 | 3 | 0.036 |