Fitting Multilevel Models When Predictors and Group Effects Correlate

@article{Bafumi2007FittingMM,
  title={Fitting Multilevel Models When Predictors and Group Effects Correlate},
  author={Joseph Bafumi and Andrew Gelman},
  journal={Econometrics: Econometric \& Statistical Methods - General eJournal},
  year={2007}
}
  • Joseph Bafumi, A. Gelman
  • Published 3 September 2007
  • Psychology
  • Econometrics: Econometric & Statistical Methods - General eJournal
Random effects models (that is, regressions with varying intercepts that are modeled with error) are avoided by some social scientists because of potential issues with bias and uncertainty estimates. Particularly, when one or more predictors correlate with the group or unit effects, a key Gauss-Markov assumption is violated and estimates are compromised. However, this problem can easily be solved by including the average of each individual-level predictors in the group-level regression. We… 
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