runs per scenario: 10000; n = 6 per group; seed 20261110 rate 3 per mm2, theta 2, true ratio 1 poisson 22.1% quasipoisson 4.3% nb_wald 9.4% nb_lrt 7.7% log1p_welch 4.7% rate_welch 3.5% NB fits failed: 0 rate 15 per mm2, theta 2, true ratio 1 poisson 53.7% quasipoisson 4.8% nb_wald 10.7% nb_lrt 8.1% log1p_welch 4.1% rate_welch 3.7% NB fits failed: 0 rate 3 per mm2, theta 1000, true ratio 1 poisson 4.8% quasipoisson 4.9% nb_wald 4.3% nb_lrt 4.3% log1p_welch 4.3% rate_welch 4.7% NB fits failed: 0 rate 15 per mm2, theta 1000, true ratio 1 poisson 5.1% quasipoisson 4.9% nb_wald 4.5% nb_lrt 3.9% log1p_welch 4.7% rate_welch 4.6% NB fits failed: 0 rate 3 per mm2, theta 2, true ratio 2 poisson 63.2% quasipoisson 20.8% nb_wald 36.3% nb_lrt 31.3% log1p_welch 19.7% rate_welch 15.5% NB fits failed: 0 median estimated ratio: NB 1.98; log(count+1) back-transformed 1.72 rate 15 per mm2, theta 2, true ratio 2 poisson 87.3% quasipoisson 28.0% nb_wald 45.5% nb_lrt 39.7% log1p_welch 23.7% rate_welch 20.5% NB fits failed: 0 median estimated ratio: NB 2.01; log(count+1) back-transformed 1.94 rate 3 per mm2, theta 1000, true ratio 2 poisson 75.0% quasipoisson 64.8% nb_wald 72.4% nb_lrt 70.7% log1p_welch 52.0% rate_welch 61.4% NB fits failed: 0 median estimated ratio: NB 2.01; log(count+1) back-transformed 1.83 rate 15 per mm2, theta 1000, true ratio 2 poisson 100.0% quasipoisson 99.9% nb_wald 100.0% nb_lrt 100.0% log1p_welch 91.9% rate_welch 99.8% NB fits failed: 0 median estimated ratio: NB 2.00; log(count+1) back-transformed 1.96