--- On Mon, 16/3/09, Justin B Echouffo Tcheugui wrote:
> > in this case the option - cluster() in this case does
> > not fit the clinic into the model as a random
> > intercept
--- On Mon, 16/3/09, Maarten buis wrote:
> That is correct.
A point on terminology again: When discussing the
distrinction between these models, the models estimated
with the -cluster()- option are sometimes known as
population averaged models, while the random intercept
models are sometimes known as individual specific models.
-- Maarten
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Institut fuer Soziologie
Universitaet Tuebingen
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72074 Tuebingen
Germany
http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/
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