Table 2.

Simulation results for the non-normal data

		Estimate			% Bias
Clusters	ICC	$\widehat{\mathit{\rho }}$	$\stackrel{\mathbf{~}}{\mathit{\rho }}$	${\stackrel{\mathbf{~}}{\mathit{\rho }}}_{\mathit{bc}}$	$\widehat{\mathit{\rho }}$	$\stackrel{\mathbf{~}}{\mathit{\rho }}$	${\stackrel{\mathbf{~}}{\mathit{\rho }}}_{\mathit{bc}}$
10	0.1	0.0927	0.0891	0.0941	-7.3	-11.0	-5.9
	0.2	0.1813	0.1768	0.1911	-9.4	-12.0	-4.5
	0.3	0.2678	0.2627	0.2890	-11.0	-12.0	-3.7
	0.4	0.3543	0.3488	0.3865	-11.0	-13.0	-3.4
	0.5	0.4423	0.4367	0.4830	-12.0	-13.0	-3.4
	0.6	0.5337	0.5282	0.5785	-11.0	-12.0	-3.6
	0.7	0.6306	0.6256	0.6744	-9.9	-11.0	-3.7
	0.8	0.7360	0.7319	0.7743	-8.0	-8.5	-3.2
	0.9	0.8552	0.8526	0.8809	-5.0	-5.3	-2.1
30	0.1	0.0977	0.0964	0.0977	-2.3	-3.6	-2.3
	0.2	0.1935	0.1919	0.1954	-3.3	-4.1	-2.3
	0.3	0.2883	0.2865	0.2954	-3.9	-4.5	-1.5
	0.4	0.3830	0.3810	0.3951	-4.3	-4.8	-1.2
	0.5	0.4783	0.4763	0.4929	-4.3	-4.7	-1.4
	0.6	0.5751	0.5733	0.5899	-4.2	-4.4	-1.7
	0.7	0.6745	0.6728	0.6880	-3.6	-3.9	-1.7
	0.8	0.7773	0.7760	0.7883	-2.8	-3 .0	-1.5
	0.9	0.8851	0.8844	0.8919	-1.7	-1.7	-0.9
50	0.1	0.0984	0.0977	0.0984	-1.6	-2.3	-1.6
	0.2	0.1957	0.1947	0.1965	-2.1	-2.6	-1.8
	0.3	0.2924	0.2912	0.2966	-2.5	-2.9	-1.1
	0.4	0.3890	0.3878	0.3968	-2.8	-3.1	-0.8
	0.5	0.4862	0.4850	0.4951	-2.8	-3.0	-1.0
	0.6	0.5844	0.5832	0.5931	-2.6	-2.8	-1.2
	0.7	0.6842	0.6832	0.6921	-2.3	-2.4	-1.1
	0.8	0.7861	0.7854	0.7925	-1.7	-1.8	-0.9
	0.9	0.8911	0.8907	0.8949	-1.0	-1.0	-0.6