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. 2015 Aug 15;15:64. doi: 10.1186/s12874-015-0057-3

Table 5.

Comparison of bias (bold font), mean square error (normal font) and coverage (italic font) for the different methods to estimate age-standardized net survival for those aged 75+. Bias is difference in percentage points

5 years 10 years 15 years
Scenario 1
Pohar Perme -0.1590 -0.1613 -0.6053
2.1021 14.3727 101.8314
96.2 92.5 91.4
Ederer II -0.1137 -0.3198 -0.5318
1.5983 3.7299 10.0422
96.1 95.0 95.1
Model Based 0.8137 0.9559 0.5888
(Grouped Age) 2.0951 3.8231 6.8827
90.0 92.2 94.8
Model Based -0.5241 -0.0224 0.0451
(Continuous Age) 1.1701 5.7305 14.7700
94.9 93.3 92.7
Scenario 2
Pohar Perme -0.2124 -0.2210 -0.3109
2.4165 11.5840 61.9570
95.0 94.3 92.8
Ederer II 0.5060 0.9602 1.2465
1.9939 4.3176 9.9081
94.4 92.7 92.7
Model Based 1.9387 2.5769 2.8401
(Grouped Age) 5.1811 9.1152 13.3959
66.8 67.2 80.1
Model Based 0.1237 0.0649 -0.0117
(Continuous Age) 1.6218 4.6727 10.2586
94.0 95.2 94.6