Table 2 Summary of the linear mixed models fitted by Bayesian Markov chain Monte Carlo methods
Model | Random effects | Correlated random effects | Heteroscedasticity | DIC a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Slope | NAb | ✗ | 302 |
2 | Intercept | NA | ✗ | 250 |
3 | Intercept; slope | ✗ | ✗ | 248 |
4 | Intercept; slope | ✓ | ✗ | 243 |
5 | Intercept | NA | ✓ | 196 |
6 | Intercept; slope | ✗ | ✓ | 189 |
7 | Intercept; slope | ✓ | ✓ | 183 |