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Table 2 Moran’s I index for residuals and the deviance information criterion of four hierarchical spatial models

From: Epidemiological analysis of bovine ephemeral fever in 2012–2013 in the subtropical islands of Japan

Models

Parametersa

Moran’s I (p value)

DIC

Model 1

Fixed effects, S, U

−0.1031 (0.9157)

306.385

Model 2

Fixed effects, S

−0.1193 (0.9467)

301.918

Model 3

Fixed effects, U

0.0923 (0.0721)

323.569

Model 4

Fixed effects

0.0888 (0.0794)

331.492

  1. DIC deviance information criterion
  2. aFixed effects indicate variables that were significant in univariable and multivariable analyses and included in the hierarchical spatial models. The letters “S” and “U” indicate the structured and unstructured heterogeneity term, respectively
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