Table 6. Results from a random intercept model (a measure of variation) for MN intake among children aged 6–23 months at cluster level by multilevel logistic regression analysis, EDHS 2016.

Measure of variations	Model 0 (null model)	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3 (full model)
Variance	3.35	1.49	1.61	1.43
Explained variation (PCV) (%)	Ref.	55	52	57
Model fitness
Deviance (-2*log likelihood)	1271.9	1154.7	1195.0	1135.4
AIC	1275.9	1200.4	1214.5	1193.8

AIC: Akaike’s Information Criterion.

ICC: Intra-class Correlation Coefficient.

PCV: Proportional Change in Variance.

Model 0: Without independent variables (null model).

Model 1: Only individual-level variables.

Model 2: Only community-level variables.

Model 3: Individual and community-level variables (full model).