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Table 3 Deviance information criteria (DICs) for models with a latent autocorrelation structure.

From: Is equine colic seasonal? Novel application of a model based approach

Model

Total

Total surgical

Total medical

EFE

Grass sickness

Large colon impaction

Large colon displacement

Lipoma

No seasonality, no trend

756.83

718.59

607.42

282.14

339.02

414.80

483.27

419.58

12-month seasonality, no trend

754.20

720.39

604.86

261.33

280.39

391.20

481.77

421.54

12- and 6-month seasonality, no trend

732.29

708.46

592.65

258.93

267.09

394.47

459.30

425.44

  1. A lower DIC statistic can be considered to represent a better model