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. 2013 Apr 30;14(4):723–736. doi: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxt016

Table 1.

Simulated size Inline graphic with Inline graphic and Inline graphic

Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
Inline graphic
Inline graphic
Inline graphic
Inline graphic
Low High Low High Low High Low High
Greenwood Inline graphiclogInline graphic 6.7 0.2 10.0 0.3 9.3 0.2 11.2 0.1
Modified lower 6.7 0.2 7.3 0.3 5.6 0.2 3.7 0.1
Borkowf Inline graphiclogInline graphic 6.7 0.1 6.8 0.2 5.3 0.2 3.9 0.0
Borkowf Inline graphiclogInline graphic shrinkInline graphic 6.7 0.2 4.7 0.2 3.7 0.2 2.8 0.0
Strawderman–Wells 6.7 2.6 4.1 2.0 4.6 1.8 6.5 1.4
Thomas–Grunkemeier 6.7 2.1 3.8 2.3 4.1 2.4 5.6 2.4
Constrained Beta 0.0 1.4 3.6 1.9 4.6 2.1 6.0 2.5
Bootstrap 6.7 1.2 6.4 1.3 6.2 1.5 7.5 1.3
Constrained Bootstrap 0.0 2.7 2.2 2.4 3.2 2.3 4.9 1.9
BinomialInline graphic 0.0 1.4 0.7 1.4 0.5 1.4 0.1 1.0
BPCP (MM) 0.0 1.3 0.3 1.4 0.1 1.3 0.0 1.1
BPCP (MC) 0.0 1.3 0.3 1.4 0.1 1.5 0.0 1.3

Simulation had 100 000 replications. Percent error on each side of 95% interval (nominal is 2.5%).