Table 3 Sensitivity analysis in the estimated parameters of fixed effects with different hyperparameters (a, b) in the prior of variance parameters
From: Explaining large mortality differences between adjacent counties: a cross-sectional study
a = 0.1, b = 0.1 | a = 0.01, b = 0.01 | a = 0.001, b = 0.001 | a = 0.0001, b = 0.0001 | |||||||||
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Variable | Estimate | 95 % CI | Estimate | 95 % CI | Estimate | 95 % CI | Estimate | 95 % CI | ||||
Intercept | −1.05 | −14.36 | 10.62 | −1.34 | −12.54 | 8.85 | −1.06 | −12.88 | 10.05 | −1.64 | −12.32 | 8.05 |
ΔPopulation unable to obtain medical care because of cost | 1.93 | −1.04 | 4.86 | 2.60 | 0.59 | 4.57 | 2.16 | −0.17 | 4.46 | 2.75 | 0.80 | 4.74 |
ΔHospital discharge rate | 1.28 | 0.33 | 2.23 | 1.03 | 0.66 | 1.38 | 1.11 | 0.60 | 1.65 | 0.99 | 0.68 | 1.32 |
ΔPopulation in fair or poor health | 1.86 | −0.49 | 4.36 | 2.93 | 1.26 | 4.59 | 2.59 | 0.57 | 4.59 | 3.14 | 1.40 | 4.74 |
ΔPopulation with high blood pressure | 6.08 | 3.50 | 8.64 | 4.75 | 2.94 | 6.47 | 5.22 | 3.20 | 7.16 | 4.57 | 2.96 | 6.23 |
ΔPopulation below federal poverty level | 6.65 | 4.05 | 9.14 | 6.09 | 4.38 | 7.97 | 6.18 | 4.20 | 8.22 | 6.08 | 4.34 | 7.81 |