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Table 2 Different measurement error scenarios described in terms of Eqs. (3) and (4) where zij is true intake for participant i at time j. yij is zij measured with error

From: Effects of differential measurement error in self-reported diet in longitudinal lifestyle intervention studies

Type of

Model in terms of

Varying sim

Varying sim

Measurement

Equations (2.3) and (2.4)

parameters

parameters

Error

 

(bias)

(variance)

Classical ME

yij=zij+δij

NA

NA

Systematic ME (non-DME)

yij=γ0+γ2zij+δij

NA

NA

DME w.r.t. time

yij=γ0+γ2zij+γ3(zij×tij)+δij

γ3

λ2

DME w.r.t. tx

yij=γ0+γ1(di×tij)+γ2zij

γ4

λ3

 

+ γ4(zij×tij×di)+δij

  

DME w.r.t. time and tx

yij=γ0+γ1(di×tij)+γ2zij

γ3,γ4

λ2,λ3

 

+ γ3(zij×tij)

  
 

+ γ4(zij×tij×di)+δij

  
  1. Abbreviations: ME measurement error; DME differential measurement error; w.r.t. with respect to; tx treatment