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Table 3 Random effects and fit statistics

From: Geographic inequalities in paediatric emergency department visits in Ontario and Alberta: a multilevel analysis of 2.5 million visits

Model

Estimate

Variance

SE

t-value

p-value

ICC

Model 1

CMA-level

16,266

5,931.11

2.74

0.003

49.68

 

FSA-level

16,476

1,041.07

15.83

 < .0001

 

Model 2

CMA-level

15,506

5,648.62

2.75

0.003

50.26

 

FSA-level

15,344

973.48

15.76

 < .0001

 

Model 3

CMA-level

10,635

4,053.18

2.62

0.0043

45.99

 

FSA-level

12,488

794.71

15.71

 < .0001

 
  1. CMA census metropolitan area, DF degrees of freedom, FSA forward sortation area, ICC intraclass correlation coefficient, SE standard error
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