Chapter5
The Random Intercept Model
In this chapterthe empty model and the reliability of cluster means; the analysis of covariance and the random intercept model; one level-1 predictor; when within and between relations differ; level-2 predictors; the general random intercept model; predicted random intercepts; explained variance; reporting.
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Cite this bookYu, H.-T. (2026). Multilevel modeling for psychology and the social sciences: Models, graphs, and practice (Web ed.). Chapter 5.