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.