Table 2.
Average computing time for MFVB and MCMC approaches in primary biliary cirrhosis data (in seconds) and in the diabetic retinopathy data (in hours).
| Number of markers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary biliary cirrhosis computation times (in seconds) | ||||||||||||
| MCMC | 84.20 | 134.65 | 219.19 | 342.17 | 483.93 | 665.26 | 895.80 | 1983.25 | 2409.01 | 2890.92 | ||
| MFVB | 1.30 | 2.88 | 3.14 | 5.95 | 6.64 | 6.55 | 6.87 | 27.73 | 13.73 | 14.75 | ||
| Ratio | 64.77 | 46.80 | 69.74 | 57.53 | 72.92 | 101.58 | 130.39 | 71.52 | 175.43 | 196.05 | ||
| Diabetic retinopathy computation times (in hours) | ||||||||||||
| MCMC | 1.14 | 1.71 | 2.90 | 4.44 | 6.41 | 8.90 | 11.99 | 15.84 | 19.78 | 24.80 | 53.22 | 62.19 |
| MFVB | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.51 | 0.64 | 0.69 | 0.77 | 0.92 |
| Ratio | 27.56 | 25.22 | 24.08 | 13.66 | 19.59 | 18.97 | 24.89 | 31.16 | 30.77 | 35.68 | 69.02 | 67.57 |