Table 4.
Parameter estimates associated with both statistical software packages, based on the default precision prior distribution.
| Model | α0 | α1 | α2 | α3 | α4 | τu | τv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1F1 OpenBUGS | 0.081 (0.08) |
0.097 (0.03)* |
−0.055 (0.15) |
--- | --- | --- | --- |
| M1F1 INLA(SL) | 0.085 (0.08) |
0.097 (0.03)* |
−0.056 (0.16) |
--- | --- | --- | --- |
| M1F1 INLA(FL) | 0.082 (0.08) |
0.097 (0.03)* |
−0.055 (0.16) |
--- | --- | --- | --- |
| M2F2 OpenBUGS | 0.128 (0.12) |
0.163 (0.03)* |
−0.052 (0.23) |
--- | --- | 0.955 (0.20) |
--- |
| M2F2 INLA(SL) | 0.152 (0.12) |
0.164 (0.04)* |
−0.054 (0.22) |
--- | --- | 18654 (18573) |
--- |
| M2F2 INLA(FL) | 0.148 (0.12) |
0.164 (0.04)* |
−0.054 (0.22) |
--- | --- | 18654 (18573) |
--- |
| M3F3 OpenBUGS | 0.122 (0.12) |
0.166 (0.04)* |
−0.018 (0.23) |
--- | --- | 0.938 (0.19) |
209.47 (177) |
| M3F3 INLA(SL) | 0.145 (0.12) |
0.165 (0.04)* |
−0.018 (0.23) |
--- | --- | 12490 (12472) |
18768 (18541) |
| M3F3 INLA(FL) | 0.141 (0.12) |
0.166 (0.04)* |
−0.018 (0.23) |
--- | --- | 12490 (12472) |
18768 (18541) |
| M4F4 OpenBUGS | −0.123 (0.10) |
0.101 (0.02)* |
−0.040 (0.15) |
−0.054 (0.07) |
0.481 (0.14)* |
--- | --- |
| M4F4 INLA(SL) | −0.122 (0.11) |
0.101 (0.02)* |
−0.041 (0.16) |
−0.054 (0.07) |
0.486 (0.14)* |
--- | --- |
| M4F4 INLA(FL) | −0.127 (0.11) |
0.101 (0.02)* |
−0.040 (0.16) |
−0.054 (0.07) |
0.487 (0.14)* |
--- | --- |
| M5F5 OpenBUGS | 0.016 (0.14) |
0.160 (0.04)* |
−0.05 (0.21) |
−0.100 (0.10) |
0.237 (0.21) |
0.940 (0.20) |
189.57 (165) |
| M5F5 INLA(SL) | 0.020 (0.15) |
0.161 (0.04)* |
−0.061 (0.23) |
−0.105 (0.11) |
0.279 (0.21) |
18345 (18245) |
18446 (18385) |
| M5F5 INLA(FL) | 0.014 (0.12) |
0.161 (0.04)* |
−0.061 (0.23) |
−0.105 (0.11) |
0.279 (0.21) |
18345 (18245) |
18446 (18385) |
| M6F6 OpenBUGS | 0.149 (0.12) |
--- | --- | --- | --- | 0.955 (0.20) |
202.77 (172) |
| M6F6 INLA(SL) | 0.172 (0.12) |
--- | --- | --- | --- | 17989 (17800) |
18712 (18558) |
| M6F6 INLA(FL) | 0.169 (0.12) |
--- | --- | --- | --- | 17989 (17800) |
18712 (18558) |
| Truth | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.05 | −0.05 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
The notation is as follows: average of means, (average of standard deviations), and * indicates a well estimated variable.