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 |