--- stata_user stata_user <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am using the gllamm program to estimate a multilevel multinomial
> model.
>
> I have the folliwing problem:
>
> Without the robust option one of my variables (binary variable) has
> a risk ratio of 2.2 but not significant , with the robust option the
> parameter becomes significant.
That isn't a problem. Robust doesn't necessarily mean larger standard
errors. I believe this is discussed in the User's manual (but I don't
have that at home so I can't check)
Hope this helps,
Maarten
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