Research Article

Bayesian Approach to Zero-Inflated Bivariate Ordered Probit Regression Model, with an Application to Tobacco Use

Table 3

Goodness-of-fit statistics via DIC.

ModelDbarDhatpDDIC

Bivariate ordered probit (BOP)11417.111386.930.111447.2
Zero-inflated BOP11301.111270.329.811329.9

Dbar: Posterior mean of deviance, Dhat: Deviance evaluated at the posterior mean of the parameters, pD: Dbar-Dhat, the effective number of parameters, and DIC: Deviance information criterion.