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. 2021 Nov 23;191(5):930–938. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwab278

Table 1.

Notation Used for the Observed and Unobserved Quantities in a Network Meta-Analysis Comparing T Competing Treatments

Term Unobserved Quantity (to Be Estimated) Observed Quantity (Estimate)
Mean Parameters Inline graphic Summaries Inline graphic
Treatment comparison Treatment Inline graphic beats treatment Inline graphic, Inline graphic Probability that treatment Inline graphic beats treatment Inline graphic, Inline graphic
Treatment ranking Treatment Inline graphic is the best, Inline graphic for all Inline graphic Probability that treatment Inline graphic is the best, Inline graphic
Ranking metric Any summary of the estimates above or probabilities