Table 2. Estimated risks (), 90% two-sided confidence (credible) intervals (CI) and 95% upper confidence (credible) bounds (CB) for the MLE, QMLE (bootstrap and noncentral t), Bayesian and non-parametric estimator.
| Estimator | 90% 2-sided CI | 95% upper CB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MLE | 0.0068 | 0.0003–0.0684 | 0.0684 |
| QMLE (noncentral t) | 0.0090 | 0.0006–0.0784 | 0.0784 |
| QMLE (bootstrap) | 0.0090 | 0.0002–0.0571 | 0.0571 |
| Bayes | 0.0108 | 0.0006–0.0776 | 0.0806 |
| Empirical | 0.0001 | 0.0001–0.0001 | 0.0001 |