Table 6 The selection information for the four spatio-temporal interaction types on level 2 of the model (1).

From: Analysis of spatial and temporal impact differences of birth rate in mainland China

Interaction type

Structural matrix

DIC

WAIC

Type 1

\(R_{\xi _{j}} \otimes R_{\phi _{t}}\)

3327.876

3270.331

Type 2

\(R_{\xi _{j}} \otimes R_{\gamma _{t}}\)

3329.660

3271.466

Type 3

\(R_{\phi _{t}} \otimes R_{\omega _{j}}\)

3330.109

3272.774

Type 4

\(R_{\omega _{j}} \otimes R_{\gamma _{t}}\)

3329.675

3271.025