Research Article

Administrative Censoring in Ecological Analyses of Autism and a Bayesian Solution

Table 3

Effect estimates per 1000 lbs of Toxic Release Inventory reported air mercury emissions using various censored data methods.

ApproachRR95% CI

Bayesian censored likelihood1.421.09, 1.78
Zero substitution4.444.16, 4.74
One substitution1.641.40, 1.93
Two substitution1.391.15, 1.69
Three substitution1.281.00, 1.63
Four substitution1.20.87, 1.65
Exclusion1.371.31, 1.42