 to the
bridge algorithm. However, the likelihood in the selection models is
modified since marginalization of the random-effects is not performed.
As such, the selection models use likelihood that closely approximates
the exact selection model likelihood. In our testing and a simulation
study, found that the approximate selection likelihood performs
reasonably well and is better than the non-hierarchical exact likelihood
model when within-study dependencies are present.</p>
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