Table 6.
Clusters/Cluster Size | Small random effect variance (τ11=0.08) |
Medium random effect variance (τ11=0.25) |
Large random effect variance (τ11=1.25) |
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Population = 0.28 | Population = 0.50 | Population = 1.12 | |||||||
Linear – REML | Logistic – PQL | Logistic – ML | Linear – REML | Logistic – PQL | Logistic – ML | Linear – REML | Logistic – PQL | Logistic – ML | |
25 Clusters | |||||||||
5 Members | 0.26 (.28) | 0.34 (.33) | 0.37 (.31) | 0.37 (.32) | 0.44 (.35) | 0.51 (.37) | 0.82 (.39) | 0.80 (.42) | 1.12 (.94) |
10 Members | 0.24 (.20) | 0.26 (.23) | 0.28 (.20) | 0.39 (.22) | 0.42 (.25) | 0.44 (.24) | 0.84 (.24) | 0.92 (.30) | 1.05 (.36) |
20 Members | 0.25 (.15) | 0.25 (.17) | 0.24 (.14) | 0.42 (.14) | 0.45 (.18) | 0.45 (.18) | 0.85 (.19) | 1.00 (.23) | 1.06 (.26) |
50 Clusters | |||||||||
5 Members | 0.22 (.22) | 0.26 (.25) | 0.32 (.23) | 0.36 (.25) | 0.38 (.27) | 0.48 (.28) | 0.83 (.28) | 0.74 (.34) | 1.09 (.41) |
10 Members | 0.24 (.16) | 0.24 (.18) | 0.27 (.16) | 0.40 (.16) | 0.41 (.19) | 0.45 (.19) | 0.86 (.18) | 0.91 (.22) | 1.10 (.24) |
20 Members | 0.26 (.11) | 0.24 (.13) | 0.25 (.12) | 0.43 (.10) | 0.45 (.12) | 0.47 (.13) | 0.86 (.15) | 1.00 (.16) | 1.09 (.17) |
100 Clusters | |||||||||
5 Members | 0.21 (.18) | 0.23 (.20) | 0.29 (.19) | 0.36 (.20) | 0.35 (.22) | 0.47 (.23) | 0.83 (.21) | 0.73 (.29) | 1.10 (.28) |
10 Members | 0.24 (.13) | 0.23 (.15) | 0.26 (.14) | 0.42 (.11) | 0.42 (.14) | 0.48 (.14) | 0.85 (.15) | 0.90 (.18) | 1.10 (.17) |
20 Members | 0.27 (.08) | 0.25 (.10) | 0.26 (.09) | 0.43 (.07) | 0.46 (.08) | 0.49 (.09) | 0.86 (.13) | 1.00 (.13) | 1.11 (.12) |
200 Clusters | |||||||||
5 Members | 0.21 (.15) | 0.21 (.17) | 0.28 (.16) | 0.37 (.15) | 0.35 (.19) | 0.47 (.17) | 0.84 (.15) | 0.73 (.26) | 1.11 (.19) |
10 Members | 0.25 (.10) | 0.23 (.12) | 0.26 (.11) | 0.42 (.08) | 0.42 (.11) | 0.49 (.10) | 0.86 (.13) | 0.90 (.15) | 1.11 (.12) |
20 Members | 0.28 (.06) | 0.26 (.07) | 0.27 (.07) | 0.44 (.06) | 0.46 (.06) | 0.49 (.06) | 0.86 (.12) | 0.99 (.11) | 1.11 (.09) |
Notes. See Table 3 notes.