TABLE 6.

Simulation result

Size	Parameter	True Value	Posterior Mean	MC SE	Relative Bias	95% Coverage Rate
5 × 100	β 0	−2	−1.80	0.68	0.10	0.97
	β 10	2.5	2.47	0.45	0.01	0.99
	β 11	−1.4	−1.33	0.52	0.05	0.99
	logQ0	2.5	2.39	0.91	0.04	0.98
	α 0	4	4.01	0.74	0.00	0.97
	δ	2.8	2.80	0.01	0.00	0.95
10 × 100	β 0	−2	−1.94	0.38	0.03	0.97
	β 10	2.5	2.52	0.25	0.01	0.97
	β 11	−1.4	−1.38	0.29	0.01	0.96
	logQ0	2.5	2.46	0.43	0.02	0.97
	α 0	4	4.00	0.38	0.00	0.96
	δ	2.8	2.81	0.01	0.00	0.94
5 × 200	β 0	−2	−1.77	0.68	0.12	0.97
	β 10	2.5	2.46	0.40	0.02	0.98
	β 11	−1.4	−1.36	0.44	0.03	0.99
	logQ0	2.5	2.47	0.84	0.01	0.98
	α 0	4	4.00	0.73	0.00	0.98
	δ	2.8	2.81	0.01	0.00	0.94
10 × 200	β 0	−2	−1.92	0.38	0.04	0.96
	β 10	2.5	2.52	0.22	0.01	0.97
	β 11	−1.4	−1.39	0.24	0.01	0.97
	logQ0	2.5	2.49	0.42	0.00	0.96
	α 0	4	3.99	0.38	0.01	0.96
	δ	2.8	2.81	0.00	0.00	0.92

Note. Size: number of studies × number of subjects per study; MC SE: Monte Carlo standard error; Relative Bias = (estimate − true)∕true.