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15. Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models: The lmer() Function

Authors : Andrzej Gałecki, Tomasz Burzykowski

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Abstract

In Chap. 14, we introduced the lme() function from the nlme package. The function is a popular and well-established tool to fit LMMs. It is especially suitable for fitting LMMs to data with hierarchies defined by nested grouping factors.

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Metadata
Title
Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models: The lmer() Function
Authors
Andrzej Gałecki
Tomasz Burzykowski
Copyright Year
2013
Publisher
Springer New York
Book
Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using R

Print ISBN: 978-1-4614-3899-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4614-3900-4

Copyright Year: 2013

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3900-4_15

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