Table 5.
Goodness of fit, as measured by the Bayesian deviance information criterion (DIC), obtained from multilevel cross-classified models (MCMC)
| DIC | Ethnic group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White British | White other | Black | Asian | Mixed-ethnicity | |
| Models 1a–1e (own-group ethnic density, age, gender) | 233 230.72 | 22 646.31 | 26 340.84 | 19 875.74 | 6347.08 |
| Models 2a–2e (model 1, controlling for area-level deprivation only) | 233 143.68 | 22 634.85 | 26 343.31 | 19 857.06 | 6343.57 |
| Models 3a–3e (model 2, controlling for population density) | 233 154.63 | 22 639.17 | 26 342.97 | 19 862.45 | 6346.91 |
| Models 4a–4e (model 1, controlling for population density only) | 233 214.31 | 22 648.52 | 26 340.90 | 19 881.20 | 6358.661 |
Bold significance the lowest value of the DIC, which is indicative of the best model fit.