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Table 6 Runtime values for the WinBUGS MCMC implementation. Runtime values in seconds for 5,000 iterations of the WinBUGS MCMC implementation of SEI and PI models for various numbers of genes and studies, using a personal computer with an Intel Core Duo T2500 2.0 GHz Processor.

From: Bayesian meta-analysis models for microarray data: a comparative study

Runtime (Seconds)

 

Number of Genes

Two Studies

3,000

10,000

20,000

SEI model

561

2,652

4,621

PI model

415

1,947

3,375

Five Studies

   

SEI model

1,511

4,981

8,679

PI model

1,204

4,287

8,008