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Table 3 Comparison of predictive accuracy of three models across ages for each country using multivariate Diebold-Mariano (DM) test

From: A multi-country comparison of stochastic models of breast cancer mortality with P-splines smoothing approach

Country

Null Hypothesis

Test Statistic Value

P-Value

Decision

China

H0: SLC=FDM = BMS

OR

H0: All model hold Equal predictive accuracy

14.165

0.999

H0 is not rejected

Pakistan

2617.9

1

H0 is not rejected

India

1034.7

1

H0 is not rejected

Thailand

89.218

1

H0 is not rejected

  1. Predictive period, 1990–2010