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Table 1 Posterior summary of regression parameters

From: A decade of child pedestrian safety in England: a Bayesian spatio-temporal analysis

Statistically important explanatory variables

Mean

95% credible interval

2∙5%

97∙5%

Child population

0∙11

0∙08

0∙14

Unemployment-related claimants

0∙03

0∙01

0∙05

Licensed vehicles per capita

− 0∙55

− 0∙83

− 0∙26

Road density

0∙69

0∙52

0∙87

Adults who walk/cycle 3 times per week

−0∙01

− 0∙02

− 0∙002

Number of schools

0∙08

0∙07

0∙09

Model parameters

exp(α)

11∙22

11∙09

11∙35

 \({\sigma}_{\phi}^2\) (Variance of structured spatial effect)

0∙535

0∙446

0∙644

 \({\sigma}_{\xi}^2\) (Variance of structured temporal effect)

0∙022

0∙010

0∙066

 \({\sigma}_{\delta}^2\) (Variance of the interaction term)

0∙004

0∙003

0∙005