Chapter8
Three-Level and Higher-Order Hierarchies
In this chapterthree-level data and questions; the empty three-level model and the variance partition; predictors at each level; random slopes at two levels; cross-level interactions; centering with three levels; the consequences of ignoring a level; four levels and longitudinal three-level data; estimation notes; 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 8.