Table 5

Mean relative forecast errors within categories of observed health state values for categorical and item models



Categorical model
Item model




Observed health state value category
n
Mean
[95% CI]
Mean
[95% CI]

<0.70
7
28.7%
[8.2–49.1]
24.6%
[10.8–38.4]
0.70–<0.80
10
13.2%
[6.0–20.3]
17.3%
[8.6–26.0]
>0.80
97
17.1%
[14.9–19.2]
14.4%
[12.6–16.1]






All
114
17.4%
[15.2–19.6]
15.2%
[13.5–17.0]

Brennan and Spencer BMC Health Services Research 2006 6:96   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-6-96