To quantify which of the fit below is the most significant, I did a Bayesian analysis (thanks Rory for the help!).
In brief, I compute the Bayes factors for each of the models considered below. As always in any Bayesian analysis, I had to assume some prior distribution for the fit parameters. I used uniform distributions, between 0 and 20e-4 for the loss angles, and between -100e-6 and 100e-6 for the slope. I checked that the intervals I choose for the priors have only a small influence on the results.
The model that has the highest probability is the one that considers different bulk and shear frequency depent loss angles. The others have the following relative probabilities
One loss angle constant: 1/13e+13
One loss angle linear in frequency: 1/5.5
Bulk/shear angles constant: 1/48784
Bulk/shear angles linear in frequency: 1/1
So the constant loss angle models are excluded with large significance. The single frequency dependent loss angle is less probable that the bulk/shear frequency dependent model, but only by a factor of 5.5. According to the literature, this is considered a substantial evidence in favor of frequency dependent bulk/shear loss angles.
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Results
One loss angle - constant


One loss angle - linear in frequency

 
Bulk and shear - constant


Bulk and shear - linear in frequency

 
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