Between-trial variance estimates | Model fit statistics | ||||
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Models | PEG-2A+RBV vs INF+RBV | PEG-2B+RBV vs INF+RBV | PEG-2B+RBV vs PEG-2A+RBV | pD | DIC |
Random-effects pair wise meta-analysis | |||||
Frequentist (DerSimonian-Laird) | 0.642 | 0.000 | 0.036 | -- | -- |
Frequentist (Hartung-Makimbi) | 0.580 | 0.017 | 0.021 | -- | -- |
Bayesian (weakly informative) | 0.700 | 0.018 | 0.077 | -- | -- |
Bayesian (frequentist informed) | 0.422 | 0.001 | 0.038 | -- | -- |
Bayesian (empirically informed) | 0.091 | 0.024 | 0.052 | -- | -- |
Random-effects MTC models | |||||
Weakly informed variance models | |||||
Homogeneous variance model | 0.097 | 0.097 | 0.097 | 33.3 | 283.2 |
Unrestricted variances | 1.046 | 0.017 | 0.103 | 32.8 | 277.7 |
Exchangeable variances | 0.510 | 0.016 | 0.083 | 32.6 | 278.6 |
Consistency variances structure | 0.225 | 0.024 | 0.164 | 32.9 | 280.2 |
Moderately informed variance models | |||||
Frequentist informed priors | 0.677 | 0.011 | 0.047 | 30.9 | 275.6 |
Empirically informed priors | 0.368 | 0.026 | 0.076 | 32.4 | 278.4 |