This spreadsheet is intended as an example to demonstrate how the Metropolis Hastings algorithm can be implemented within microsoft Excel to undertake Bayesian inference. If you a
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Abbreviation: HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus. HR, hazard ratio. Model 1 = crude hazard ratio, Model 2 = adjusted for age, gender, Model 3 = Model 2 + Child-Pugh class and AJCC/mU