Table A-2Sample Sizes Used in Simulations for Rates

Number of studiesSmallHeterogeneity MediumLargeMixed
K=5170 199 142 120 104339 237 421 407 3752143 9686 5469 6137 4961120 64 317 226 8652
K=15138 125 84 132 53 186 181 142 102 130 120 100 99 180 72452 256 403 269 220 284 245 210 352 427 325 352 375 429 3365893 1994 7792 8674 9889 2552 1232 4823 9467 1025 6443 1463 8575 7733 6143187 171 102 86 149 119 139 265 494 338 495 299 216 977 7549
K=30101 110 107 85 62 79 123 71 161 193 178 138 198 165 142 184 176 87 61 145 173 148 114 129 136 132 52 100 105 77220 242 405 467 466 309 297 389 323 218 406 217 280 240 407 367 348 452 218 231 308 288 249 231 334 223 388 326 363 2231330 5551 633 1284 7146 691 5941 9358 4609 8613 7966 2180 6198 1220 1353 561 1194 3349 8876 6638 903 3120 7281 6598 3785 4205 4399 5724 8807 9493175 151 197 70 125 50 95 82 138 124 199 189 64 197 73 414 497 455 281 342 446 314 461 409 437 339 471 3353 1967 7399

These vectors were drawn randomly and then kept fixed throughout the simulations.

From: Appendix A, Additional Descriptions of Methods and Results

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