Bayesian Model Averaging to Account for Model Uncertainty in Estimates of a Vaccine’s Effectiveness
Oliveira CR, Shapiro ED, Weinberger DM. Bayesian Model Averaging to Account for Model Uncertainty in Estimates of a Vaccine’s Effectiveness. Clinical Epidemiology 2022, 14: 1167-1175. PMID: 36281232, PMCID: PMC9587703, DOI: 10.2147/clep.s378039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaccine effectiveness studiesCase-control studyConfidence intervalsModel uncertaintyYears of ageBayesian model averaging frameworkResidents of ConnecticutModel selection methodsLyme vaccineVaccine effectivenessVE estimatesPotential confoundersImmunization historyHealthy controlsMedical recordsMultivariable modelingBayesian model averagingPerformance of BMANew vaccinesReal-world settingEffectiveness studiesLyme diseaseBMA frameworkParameter estimationControl of confounding