The Influence of Sample Size on Parameter Estimates in Three-Level Random-Effects Models

In educational psychology, observational units are oftentimes nested within superordinate groups. Researchers need to account for hierarchy in the data by means of multilevel modeling, but especially in three-level longitudinal models, it is often unclear which sample size is necessary for reliable...

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Main Authors: Denise Kerkhoff, Fridtjof W. Nussbeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01067/full