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. 2012 Dec 10;7(12):e51717. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051717

Table 3. Decomposition of effect of cluster-mean centered self-included model (2a) and its re-parameterized form (2b).

Model a Collective effect b Decomposition of collective effect
Original model (model 2a)
Inline graphic γ 2 Individual effect c: β1
Compositional effect: γ 2− β 1
Re-parameterized model (model 2b)
Inline graphic γ 2 Self-like effect: Inline graphic
Others-like effect: Inline graphic
a

As explained in the main text, yij is an observed outcome of individual i in group j, xij is an individual-level social capital score of individual i in group j, Inline graphic = Inline graphic Inline graphic is the mean of social capital scores of all individuals in group j, nj is the size of the group j, and Inline graphic =  Inline graphic Inline graphic is the mean of social capital scores of all individuals (excluding individual i) in group j.

b

This effect is also known as between-cluster effect.

c

This effect is also known as within-cluster effect.