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Table 3 Prior distribution of unknown parameters

From: Evaluation using latent class models of the diagnostic performances of three ELISA tests commercialized for the serological diagnosis of Coxiella burnetii infection in domestic ruminants

Nodes

Prior

\(\mu_{P}\),  \(\gamma_{P}\), \(BHP_{i}\)

\({\text{beta}}\left( {0.5,0.5} \right)\)

\(Se_{1} ,\ Se_{2} ,\ Se_{3} ,\ Sp_{1} ,\ Sp_{2} ,\ Sp_{3}\)

\({\text{beta}}\left( {0.5,0.5} \right)\)

\(\gamma_{Se \bullet \bullet \bullet }\) \(\gamma_{Sp \bullet \bullet \bullet }\)

\({\text{Cauchy}}\left( {0,0.039} \right)\)