Table 4 Percentage of simulated data sets where SRR was estimated as 0 (% Ï=0 ) and the bias of the corresponding SCR estimates taken as the percentage in relation to the true SCR
Population | Sample size | SCRâ=â0.0036 | SCRâ=â0.0108 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% Ï=0 | Bias (%) | % Ï=0 | Bias (%) | ||
Africa | 250 | 28.6 | â25.7 | 16.0 | â26.1 |
| Â | 500 | 21.9 | â25.3 | 8.4 | â26.6 |
| Â | 1,000 | 13.1 | â25.6 | 2.0 | â25.6 |
| Â | 2,500 | 3.7 | â25.2 | 0.1 | â26.4 |
| Â | 5,000 | 0.6 | â24.4 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Â | 10,000 | <0.1 | â22.4 | 0.0 | N/A |
Elsewhere | 250 | 27.0 | â29.6 | 14.6 | â30.5 |
| Â | 500 | 20.1 | â29.4 | 6.1 | â30.2 |
| Â | 1,000 | 11.2 | â29.2 | 1.5 | â30.7 |
| Â | 2,500 | 3.0 | â28.6 | <0.1 | â32.2 |
| Â | 5,000 | 0.4 | â28.8 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Â | 10,000 | 0.0 | N/A | 0.0 | N/A |