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R2MLwiN (version 0.8-0)

Running MLwiN from Within R

Description

An R command interface to the MLwiN multilevel modelling software package.

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install.packages('R2MLwiN')

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0.8-0

License

GPL (>= 2)

Homepage

https://r-forge.r-project.org/projects/r2mlwin/

Maintainer

Zhengzheng Zhang

Last Published

March 4th, 2015

Functions in R2MLwiN (0.8-0)

mlwinfitMCMC-class

An S4 class that stores the outputs of the fitted MCMC model.

df2matrix

Translates a data.frame, formatted for use in multiple membership modelling in MLwiN, to a matrix.

Formula.translate

An internal function to translate an R formula into an R list object.

bang

Sub-sample from the 1989 Bangladesh Fertility Survey (see Huq & Cleveland, 1990)

runMLwiN

Calls MLwiN from R.

summary,mlwinfitMCMC-method

Summarize "mlwinfitMCMC" objects

caterpillarR

Draws caterpillar plots of the residuals from a mlwinfitIGLS-class or mlwinfitMCMC-class object, at a chosen level of the multilevel model.

logLik,mlwinfitIGLS-method

Returns the log-likelihood from "mlwinfitIGLS" objects.

Calculates Brooks-Draper diagnostic

diag1

Examination dataset

MCSE

Calculates the estimated Monte Carlo standard error (MCSE)

R2MLwiN

Running MLwiN from within R

[,mlwinfitMCMC,ANY,ANY,ANY-method

Extract or Replace parts of "mlwinfitMCMC" objects

coef,mlwinfitMCMC-method

Extract the coefficient vector from "mlwinfitMCMC" objects

df.residual,mlwinfitIGLS-method

Returns the residual degrees-of-freedom extracted from "mlwinfitIGLS" objects.

mlwinfitIGLS-class

An S4 class that stores the outputs of the fitted IGLS model.

caterpillar

Draws a caterpillar plot (in MLwiN style).

summary,mlwinfitIGLS-method

Summarize "mlwinfitIGLS" objects

deviance,mlwinfitIGLS-method

Returns the deviance from "mlwinfitIGLS" objects.

nobs,mlwinfitIGLS-method

Returns the number of used observations from "mlwinfitIGLS" objects.

double2singlePrecision

Converts numerical values from double precision to single precision.

predLines

Draws predicted lines using a fitted model object

gcsecomp1

Pupils' marks from GCSE exams (UK, 1989); complete cases only.

vcov,mlwinfitMCMC-method

Extract the approximate variance-covariance matrix from "mlwinfitMCMC" objects

vcov,mlwinfitIGLS-method

Extract the approximate variance-covariance matrix from "mlwinfitIGLS" objects

update,mlwinfitIGLS-method

Update "mlwinfitIGLS" objects

coef,mlwinfitIGLS-method

Extract the coefficient vector from "mlwinfitIGLS" objects

jspmix1

Dataset of pupils' test scores, a subset of the Junior School Project.

trajectories

Plots MCMC chain trajectories

bang1

Sub-sample from the 1989 Bangladesh Fertility Survey

formula,mlwinfitMCMC-method

"mlwinfitMCMC" model formula

prior2macro

Translates informative prior information into a concise MLwiN macro.

lips1

Lips data

residuals,mlwinfitIGLS-method

Returns the residual data from "mlwinfitIGLS" objects.

mlwin2bugs

This function captures output files from MLwiN for estimation in WinBUGS/OpenBUGS.

tutorial

Exam results for six inner London Education Authorities

reading1

Students' reading attainment in inner London infant schools.

mmmec

EC data on UV radiation exposure & malignant melanoma.

ws2foreign

Converts data from one format to another within MLwiN

sixway

Draws a sixway plot of MCMC diagnostics.

update,mlwinfitMCMC-method

Update "mlwinfitMCMC" objects

bes83

Subsample from British Election Study, '83.

write.MCMC

Writes MLwiN macros to fit models using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods

gcsemv1

Pupils' marks from GCSE exams (UK, 1989).

fitted,mlwinfitMCMC-method

Returns the fitted values from "mlwinfitMCMC" objects.

wage1

Simulated dataset of office workers' salary and other employment details.

matrix2df

For multiple membership models, translates matrix into a data.frame formatted for MLwiN

alevchem

Chemistry A-level results from one exam board

height

Height data.

Untoggle

Converts a categorical variable into several separate binary variables

predict,mlwinfitIGLS-method

Returns the predicted data from "mlwinfitIGLS" objects.

predCurves

Draws predicted curves (lines) using estimates from the fixed part of a fitted model.

Formula.translate.compat

An internal function, allowing back-compatibility, which translates a model formula from a formula object or character string into an R list object.

fitted,mlwinfitIGLS-method

Returns the fitted values from "mlwinfitIGLS" objects.

Examination scores of 16-year olds in Fife, Scotland.

[,mlwinfitIGLS,ANY,ANY,ANY-method

Extract or Replace parts of "mlwinfitIGLS" objects

rats

Weights of 30 rats, measured weekly over 5 weeks.

residuals,mlwinfitMCMC-method

Returns the residual data from "mlwinfitMCMC" objects.

xc1

Examination scores of 16-year olds in Fife, Scotland.

nobs,mlwinfitMCMC-method

Returns the number of used observations from "mlwinfitMCMC" objects.

predict,mlwinfitMCMC-method

Returns the predicted data from "mlwinfitMCMC" objects.

hungary1

Hungarian component of 2nd International Science Survey, '84; see Goldstein 2003

formula,mlwinfitIGLS-method

"mlwinfitIGLS" model formula

write.IGLS

Writes MLwiN macros to fit models using the iterative generalized least squares (IGLS) algorithm.