Table IV.
Deviance information criterion (DIC), posterior mean of the deviance (D-bar) and effective number of parameters (pD) for model (3) with different restrictions on the parameters βj
| DIC | D-bar | pD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Myocardial Infarction | |||
| Model A - with βj > 0, j = 1, …, 8 | 96890 | 94584 | 2306 |
| Model B - with β1 = β2 = … = β8 > 0 | 99279 | 96981 | 2299 |
| Model C - with βj > 0, j = 1, …, 6, 8 and β7 = 0 | 96929 | 94619 | 2310 |
| Heart Failure | |||
| Model D - with βj > 0, j = 1, …, 4 | 145774 | 142486 | 3288 |
| Model E - with β1 = β2 = β3 = β4 > 0 | 170485 | 167196 | 3289 |