Chapter13
Bayesian Multilevel Modeling
In this chapterfrom empirical Bayes to full Bayes; priors for variance components; Markov chain Monte Carlo and Stan; fitting and checking the HSB models in brms; Bayesian and REML estimates with many and with few schools; model comparison and posterior predictive checks; when Bayesian estimation earns its cost; 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 13.