R2MLwiN: A program to run the MLwiN multilevel modelling software from within R

Zhengzheng Zhang; Richard Parker; Christopher Charlton; George Leckie; William Browne

doi:10.18637/jss.v072.i10

R2MLwiN: A program to run the MLwiN multilevel modelling software from within R

Zhengzheng Zhang, Richard Parker, Christopher Charlton, George Leckie, William Browne

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R2MLwiN is a new package designed to run the multilevel modeling software program MLwiN from within the R environment. It allows for a large range of models to be specified which take account of a multilevel structure, including continuous, binary, proportion, count, ordinal and nominal responses for data structures which are nested, cross-classified and/or exhibit multiple membership. Estimation is available via iterative generalised least squares (IGLS), which yields maximum likelihood estimates, and also via Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) estimation for Bayesian inference. As well as employing MLwiN's own MCMC engine, users can request that MLwiN write BUGS model, data and initial values statements for use with WinBUGS or OpenBUGS (which R2MLwiN automatically calls via rbugs), employing IGLS starting values from MLwiN. Users can also take advantage of MLwiN's graphical user interface: for example to specify models and inspect plots via its interactive equations and graphics windows. R2MLwiN is supported by a large number of examples, reproducing all the analyses conducted in MLwiN's IGLS and MCMC manuals.

Original language	English
Number of pages	43
Journal	Journal of Statistical Software
Volume	72
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.18637/jss.v072.i10
Publication status	Published - 8 Sept 2016

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R2MLwiN
MLwiN
R
WinBUGS
OpenBUGS
multilevel model
random effects model
mixed model
hierarchical linear model
clustered data
maximum likelihood estimation
Markov chain Monte Carlo estimation

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Browne, W. J. (Principal Investigator), Goldstein, H. (Co-Investigator), Jones, K. (Co-Investigator), Leckie, G. B. (Co-Investigator), Moreau, L. (Co-Investigator), Parker, R. M. A. (Researcher) & Michaelides, D. (Researcher)
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