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Logit: what does irrelevance of the benchmark mean?

In McFadden - Analysis of Qualitative Choice Behavior, Axiom 3 (Irrelevance of Alternative Set Effect) states: The function $V(s,x,z)$ determining the selection probabilities in $P(x|s,B) =\ ...
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How do I set up a multivariate hierarchical multiple linear regression in R?

I have two continuous DVs (measurements taken on individual fish), one continuous individual level IV (fish's size), and two site-level IVs (PC1 and PC4). Sites are either take or no take. There are ...
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Nested Models for Likelihood Test

If I have a logistic regression model with 3 predictors, $x_1$, $x_2$, $x_3$, and then I remove $x_3$ from my model (left with only $x_1$ and $x_2$), are those models nested? And therefore I can use ...
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One-way repeated measures anova

I tried finding an answer to this question on this and other sites but to no avail - if I am missing something please excuse my inability to locate the answer! Basically I have several dependent ...
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Mixed model repeated measures, nested

I have a study in which I have 3 groups of crews (4 crews in each group) in which there are two people (L/R). Each crew experienced 4 lighting treatments (D1-4), once in one position, and again in ...
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Nesting and grouping formula confusions using lme

I've seen a fair few of these posts already, and I feel a bit silly for posting yet another question on the topic - but I just cant seem to get my head around it. I'm very new to R and esp new to lme, ...
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merging two studies into a repeated nested design in SPSS

I've got a pretty messy situation: I'm trying to merge the data from two related studies into one analysis but they were designed slightly differently. Both studies took place at the same location and ...
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Nesting / hierarchical modeling in a pre-post study

We are conducting a study which has a pre-post design. The unit of the study is the outpatient visit. In each visit, we study how patients and physicians interact. Each physician will see between ...
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Two-Level Frailty Model

I am trying to fit a Cox model, where, $$ h_{ijk}(t_{ijk}|v_{i},w_{ij})=v_{i}w_{ij}h_{0}(t_{ijk})e^{X_{ijk}'\mathbf{\beta}} $$ where $v_{i}$ is the random effects for $i$th cluster, $w_{ij}$ is the ...
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When to include a random effect in a model

I'm new to mixed modelling and i'm confused as to whether its appropriate to use a random effect in an analysis I'm doing. Any advice would be appreciated. my study is testing how well a newly ...
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Nested mixed model

I have a data set where we have collected fish for behavioural experiments from different areas and within each area we have selected a clear water site and a eutrophied site. We then brought the fish ...
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Nested repeated measures analysis

I have a nested repeated measures question. I have 20 individuals grouped into 5 families. For each individual I have measurements on subsequent days pre, during, and post-treatment for a total of 6 ...
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When to use likelihood ratio test vs. incremental F-test in nested nonlinear model selection?

I have two nested nonlinear models and I want to know which provides a better fit to some data. I see descriptions of both the likelihood ratio test and of the incremental F-test (also called the ...
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Biased estimates when intercept is included in a linear regression

I am simulating 10000 data-sets, each of length 20, that follow an autoregressive model with lag 1, using the following code: ...
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Step-by-step mixed model analysis in R using lme, ezANOVA, or aov

My data consist of 4 treatments (fixed), 8 locations (2 locations per treatment), 3 positions (per location, fixed), 3 samples (per location, random), with dependent variable ...
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Nested/SplitModel - RepeatedMeasures/MixedModel ANOVA: levels of nesting & scripting in R

My data set has the following variables: Treatment (4 types- fixed) Location (8 locations- fixed) Position in Location (3 positions per location- fixed) Samples are taken in each position (3 ...
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Can higher level be insignificant but lower level significant in a nested ANOVA?

I have ran a nested ANOVA on a data set and the results suggest that there is an association for the higher level with an insignificant P-value but also an association for the lower level with a ...
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Can I validly expand the odds ratio analogously to the relationship between relative risk & the incidence rate ratio?

I am involved in a nested Case-Control study that involves cohorts of cases and controls entering a program, with the outcome of failure by six months. Cases and controls are individually matched on ...
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Nested or Split plot

I have a design with four factors Frame (positive negative neutral) Graphic ( graph no graph) Color (red grey) nested in graphic Position of color (nested in color, which is nested in graphic) ...
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AIC for non-nested models: normalizing constant

The AIC is defined as $AIC=-2 \log(L(\hat\theta))+2p$, where $\hat\theta$ is the maximum likelihood estimator and $p$ is the dimension of the parameter space. For the estimation of $\theta$, one ...
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Effects of multiple within-subjects factors when not all combinations of levels are available

My question: how can I analyze the effects of multiple within-subjects factors when my design does NOT include the all combinations of their factor levels, as would be required by a standard factorial ...
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Inner loop overfitting in nested cross-validation

I have implemented nested cross validation in Matlab for a classification problem. I have 56 features and 408 cases. I am performing feature and model selection in the inner cross-validation loop, ...
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Nested logistic regression in R

I am trying to find a way to do Nested Logistic Regression in R that fits my needs. I have a very large data set with almost 200 variables available. I have found my "best" model and it contains 12 ...
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Survival analysis for nested, censored and dependent data

I have to analyse the effects of different treatments on the survival of individuals for 1 week. But: the data are 'grouped': individuals were grouped by 10, and the survival probability is ...
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How to choose between nested or split-plot analysis of variance?

I am having serious problems understanding the type of design I have, I would appreciate any help you can give me to understand it: I have 324 data points, and four factors: ...
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How to nest in a generalized linear model in R?

I have 108 counts taken from 36 field points. I took three counts from each point at different times, also, the 36 field points are divided in a altitude factor of three levels (12 points at each ...
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2x2x2 plus control group: nested ANOVA?

I recently ran an experiment assessing the impact of three system factors (factor A; factor B; factor C) on user attitudes (4-item scale). Each system factor had two levels (high vs. low). As a ...
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Effect of %in% in a model formula?

What is the meaning and effect of %in% in a model formula? It is apparently used for nesting of one variable into another in a variety of analysis (manova, anova, regressions) in a few published ...