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. 2008 Apr 2;15(6):1003–1011. doi: 10.1128/CVI.00409-07

TABLE 8.

Parameter estimates from Bayesian formulation of the Hui-Walter latent class model based on 20,000 iterations after convergence model 3a

Parameter Mean SD 2.5% BCI 97.5% BCI
covDn 0.013 0.0182 −0.0168 0.0533
covDp 0.015 0.0168 −0.0077 0.0543
p coastal 0.833 0.0604 0.705 0.943
p central 0.948 0.0386 0.852 0.008
p border 0.692 0.0518 0.591 0.792
Se Cedi test 0.852 0.0426 0.773 0.942
Se VNT 0.911 0.0266 0.852 0.956
Sp Cedi test 0.941 0.0232 0.888 0.978
Sp VNT 0.753 0.1041 0.560 0.969
a

Model 3 assumptions include dependence between tests with informative priors for the Cedi test based on 20,000 iterations (DIC = 57.64). BCI, Bayesian credible interval.