Table 5.

Results for the PBC data set: We used the proposed method (A), Bayesian Cox method (B), Cox lasso method (C), and Cox method with the approximated information criterion (D).

Covariate	$\left(\mathrm{A}\right)$	$\left(\mathrm{B}\right)$	$\left(\mathrm{C}\right)$	$\left(\mathrm{D}\right)$
Trt	No	No	No	No
Age	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sex	No	No	Yes	No
Ascites	Yes	No	Yes	No
Hepato	Yes	No	No	No
Spiders	Yes	No	Yes	No
Edema	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bili	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Chol	Yes	No	No	No
Albumin	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Copper	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Alk.phos	No	No	No	No
Ast	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Trig	No	No	No	No
Platelet	No	No	No	No
Protime	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Stage	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes