TABLE 2
χ−2 hyperparameter specifications and deviance information criterion (DIC) estimates
Model (depending on priors for  and  ) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR0 | PR1 | PR2 | PR3 | PR4 | |
 hyperparameters | |||||
 | −2 | 1 | 10 | 0.05 | |
 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 1 | |
| DIC | |||||
| Chain 1 | 3981.92 | 3976.65 | 3977.76 | 3975.51 | 3976.62 |
| Chain 2 | 3981.98 | 3976.86 | 3977.74 | 3975.52 | 3976.72 |
| Chain 3 | 3981.83 | 3976.86 | 3977.74 | 3975.47 | 3976.78 |
| Mean | 3981.91 | 3976.79 | 3977.75 | 3975.50 | 3976.71 |
| SD | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.08 |