Table I.
“Beta Scenarios”, Profile Shape: Shape of the Rank-Ordered CI Profile (for Uniform and Skewed Profiles the Beta Parameter of the Beta Distribution was Set to 1 and 4, Respectively)
| Beta Scenario | Profile Shape | SD First Stage | Change in CV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uniform | Low | Low |
| 2 | Uniform | High | Low |
| 3 | Skewed | Low | Low |
| 4 | Skewed | High | Low |
| 5 | Uniform | Low | High |
| 6 | Uniform | High | High |
| 7 | Skewed | Low | High |
| 8 | Skewed | High | High |
SD First Stage standard deviation of the first stage of the rank-ordered CI profile (low, 1; high, 10); Change in CV magnitude of increase in coefficient of variation from the first to the last stage of the rank-ordered CI profile (low, 0; high, 15). Detailed information on the parameters values is available elsewhere (7)