Summary
Contents
Taking a practical, hands-on approach to multilevel modeling, this book provides readers with an accessible and concise introduction to HLM and how to use the technique to build models for hierarchical and longitudinal data. Each section of the book answers a basic question about multilevel modeling, such as, How do you determine how well the model fits the data?" After reading this book, readers will understand research design issues associated with multilevel models, be able to accurately interpret the results of multilevel analyses, and build simple cross-sectional and longitudinal multilevel models."
Basic Multilevel Modeling
Basic Multilevel Modeling
The Basic Two-Level Multilevel Model
The goal of a multilevel model is to predict values of some dependent variable based on a function of predictor variables at more than one level. For example, we might want to examine how a child's score on a standardized reading exam is influenced both by characteristics ...
