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Two methods of computing Monte Carlo estimators of variance components using restricted maximum likelihood via the expectation-maximisation algorithm are reviewed. A third approach is suggested and the performance of the methods is compared using simulated data.
Keywords: restricted maximum likelihood, Markov chain Monte Carlo, EM algorithm, Monte Carlo variance, variance components
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