Table 3.
Categories | Small random effect variance (τ00=0.50) | Medium random effect variance (τ00=1.63) | Large random effect variance (τ00 =8.15) | ||||||
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Population = 0.71 | Population = 1.28 | Population = 2.85 | |||||||
Linear – REML | Logistic – PQL | Logistic – ML | Linear – REML | Logistic – PQL | Logistic – ML | Linear – REML | Logistic – PQL | Logistic – ML | |
2 | 0.57 (.16) | 0.63 (.19) | 0.69 (.23) | 0.94 (.16) | 1.07 (.20) | 1.26 (.28) | 1.75 (.26) | 1.95 (.32) | 2.91 (.97) |
3 | 0.63 (.16) | 0.66 (.17) | 0.68 (.19) | 1.07 (.17) | 1.16 (.19) | 1.25 (.22) | 2.10 (.27) | 2.27 (.33) | 2.84 (.46) |
5 | 0.67 (.16) | 0.69 (.15) | 0.68 (.16) | 1.17 (.17) | 1.21 (.18) | 1.25 (.19) | 2.42 (.27) | 2.52 (.32) | 2.81 (.39) |
7 | 0.69 (.15) | 0.69 (.15) | 0.68 (.15) | 1.21 (.18) | 1.23 (.17) | 1.24 (.19) | 2.54 (.31) | 2.62 (.32) | 2.81 (.36) |
Notes. Standard deviation of estimates presented in parentheses. REML=Restricted Maximum Likelihood; ML= Maximum Likelihood; PQL= Penalized Quasi-Likelihood.