Variance component testing in multilevel models

被引:49
作者
Berkhof, J [1 ]
Snijders, TAB
机构
[1] Free Univ Amsterdam, Med Ctr, Amsterdam, Netherlands
[2] Univ Groningen, Dept Stat Measurement Theory & Informat Technol, NL-9700 AB Groningen, Netherlands
关键词
multilevel models; variance components; random coefficients; score tests; Monte Carlo study;
D O I
10.3102/10769986026002133
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
Available variance component tests are reviewed and three new score tests are presented In the first score test, the asymptotic normal distribution of the test statistic is used as a reference distribution. In the other two score tests, a Satterthwaite approximation is used for the null distribution of the test statistic. We evaluate the performance of the score tests and other available tests by means of a Monte Carlo study. The new tests are computationally relatively cheap and have good power properties.
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页码:133 / 152
页数:20
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