Table 1.

Results for Real Bank, Real Data

	5 Items			10 Items			20 Items
Selection Criterion	Mean SE2	RMSD	CORR	Mean SE2	RMSD	CORR	Mean SE2	RMSD	CORR
MFIa	0.1463	0.3763	0.9069	0.0919	0.2745	0.9519	0.0578	0.1956	0.9770
MLWIb	0.1432	0.3736	0.9094	0.0911	0.2730	0.9530	0.0573	0.1955	0.9771
MPWIc	0.1396	0.3738	0.9080	0.0870	0.2627	0.9549	0.0563	0.1880	0.9783
MEPVd	0.1388	0.3598	0.9149	0.0881	0.2650	0.9546	0.0569	0.1963	0.9768
MEI (Fisher’s)e	0.1388	0.3632	0.9134	0.0885	0.2677	0.9539	0.0569	0.1957	0.9769
MEI (Observed)f	0.1388	0.3616	0.9139	0.0878	0.2622	0.9555	0.0569	0.1951	0.9770
Randomg	0.2369	0.4567	0.8565	0.1467	0.3337	0.9265	0.0842	0.2144	0.9700
Thetah	0.1461	0.3811	0.9048	0.0904	0.2745	0.9520	0.0561	0.1840	0.9791
Fixedi	0.1748	0.4281	0.8792	0.1213	0.3355	0.9267	0.0782	0.2522	0.9596

^aMaximum Fisher’s information

^bMaximum likelihood weighted information

^cMaximum posterior weighted information

^dMinimum expected posterior variance

^eMaximum expected information using Fisher’s information

^fMaximum expected information using the observed information

^gRandom selection

^hSelected at the full bank estimated theta

ⁱStatic form generated using expected information with respect to a standard normal distribution