TableĀ 4

External model validation diagnostics*

ModelObserved case count within SEPEA overall prediction intervals? (rank)EIS (N=6)LAD (N=21)Mean ranking (rank of mean ranking)
Number correct (rank)RMSE (rank)Number correct (rank)RMSE (rank)
Model 1No (5)3 (6)26.9 (6)18 (2)8.9 (6)5.0 (6)
Model 2No (5)4 (4)17.0 (4)18 (2)6.5 (4)4.8 (5)
Model 3Yes (1)5 (1)15.1 (2)17 (5)6.2 (3)2.4 (2)
Model 4Yes (1)4 (4)15.1 (2)17 (5)6.1 (1)2.6 (3)
Model 5Yes (1)5 (1)18.0 (5)18 (2)6.7 (5)2.8 (4)
Model 6Yes (1)5 (1)11.6 (1)19 (1)6.1 (1)1.0 (1)
Model 7No (5)2 (7)39.4 (7)13 (7)11.7 (7)6.6 (7)
  • *For each diagnostic, models are placed in rank order (1=best model, 7=worst model) with ties given the same ranking. The mean ranking and rank provide an estimate of the overall performance of various models.

  • EIS, early intervention services; LAD, local authority district; RMSE, root mean squared error; SEPEA, Social Epidemiology of Psychoses in East Anglia.