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Table 1 Prior distributions placed on meta-regression parameter coefficients

From: A meta-regression analysis of 41 Australian problem gambling prevalence estimates and their relationship to total spending on electronic gaming machines

 

Models of problem gambling

Models of moderate-risk problem gambling

Weakly informative

Informative

Fixed

Weakly informative

Informative

Fixed

Intercept

N(0.00, 1012)

N(0.00, 1012)

N(0.00, 1012)

N(0.00, 1012)

N(0.00, 1012)

N(0.00, 1012)

% HDI lost on EGMs and at casinos

N(0.00, 1012)

N(0.00, 1012)

N(0.00, 1012)

N(0.00, 1012)

N(0.00, 1012)

N(0.00, 1012)

Years before 2015

N(0.00, 1012)

N(0.00, 1012)

N(0.00, 1012)

N(0.00, 1012)

N(0.00, 1012)

N(0.00, 1012)

Administered face-to-face

N(0.00, 1012)

N(0.08, 1.60)

N(0.08, 10−48)

N(0.00, 1012)

N(0.73, 0.71)

N(0.73, 10−48)

Used SOGS

N(0.00, 1012)

N(0.48, 0.40)

N(0.48, 10−48)

N(0.00, 1012)

N(−0.53, 0.40)

N(−0.53, 10−48)

Monthly frequency threshold

N(0.00, 1012)

N(−0.03, 0.46)

N(−0.03, 10−48)

N(0.00, 1012)

N(−0.14, 0.23)

N(−0.14, 10−48)

Fortnightly frequency threshold

N(0.00, 1012)

N(−0.10, 0.40)

N(−0.10, 10−48)

N(0.00, 1012)

N(−0.38, 0.22)

N(−0.38, 10−48)

Weekly frequency threshold

N(0.00, 1012)

N(−0.40, 0.37)

N(−0.40, 10−48)

N(0.00, 1012)

N(−0.56, 0.24)

N(−0.56, 10−48)