Classical and Bayesian random-effects meta-analysis models with sample quality weights in gene expression studies

BMC Bioinformatics

Table 2 Bayesian random-effects (BRE) models by data features, sampling algorithms, and weighted inference models

	BRE Models
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Data features
Unweighted normalized intensity data	✓	✓	✓
Weighted normalized intensity data				✓	✓	✓	✓
Sampling algorithms
Gibbs sampling	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Metropolis-Hasting sampling							✓
Weighted inference models
Unweighted model	✓			✓			✓
Weighted common effect		✓			✓
Weighted between-study variance			✓			✓

ISSN: 1471-2105