Table 5.
Bayesian hierarchical spatial temporal ecological regression values for posterior β, credibility intervals, Deviance Information Criteria (DIC), and intercepts for each model developed in the study.
| Posterior β for Each Model | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Variable | Mean β | Credibility Intervals | DIC | Intercept | |
| Model #1 | Percentage White | −0.25 | (−0.34–−0.17) | - | - |
| Percentage Black | 0.42 | (0.35–0.50) | - | - | |
| Percentage Hispanic | 0.23 | (0.17–0.28) | - | - | |
| Percentage Asian | 0.14 | (0.10–0.19) | - | - | |
| 766,349,400.40 | 2.05 | ||||
| Model #2 | D Multi-Group Dissimilarity Index | 0.42 | (0.276–0.558) | −11,110.03 | 0.59 |