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R2MLwiN (version 0.8-10)

Running 'MLwiN' from Within R

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

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install.packages('R2MLwiN')

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0.8-10

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GPL (>= 2)

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Zhengzheng Zhang

Last Published

October 21st, 2025

Functions in R2MLwiN (0.8-10)

coef.mlwinfitIGLS

Extract the coefficient vector from "mlwinfitIGLS" objects
coef,mlwinfitMCMC-method

Extract the coefficient vector from "mlwinfitMCMC" objects
deviance.mlwinfitIGLS

Returns the deviance from "mlwinfitIGLS" objects.
coef.mlwinfitMCMC

Extract the coefficient vector from "mlwinfitMCMC" objects
caterpillar

Draws a caterpillar plot (in MLwiN style).
coef,mlwinfitIGLS-method

Extract the coefficient vector from "mlwinfitIGLS" objects
cvd

Data from the 1998 Scottish Health Survey on cardiovascular disease status of 8804 respondents
caterpillarR

Draws caterpillar plots of the residuals from a mlwinfitIGLS-class or mlwinfitMCMC-class object, at a chosen level of the multilevel model.
bes83

Subsample from British Election Study, '83.
bang1

Sub-sample from the 1989 Bangladesh Fertility Survey
df.residual.mlwinfitIGLS

Returns the residual degrees-of-freedom extracted from "mlwinfitIGLS" objects.
diag1

Examination dataset
extract,mlwinfitMCMC-method

Extract coefficients and GOF measures from a statistical object.
extract,mlwinfitIGLS-method

Extract coefficients and GOF measures from a statistical object (texreg package).
fitted.mlwinfitIGLS

Returns the fitted values from "mlwinfitIGLS" objects.
df2matrix

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

Returns the fitted values from "mlwinfitMCMC" objects.
[,mlwinfitMCMC,ANY,ANY,ANY-method

Extract or Replace parts of "mlwinfitMCMC" objects
[,mlwinfitIGLS,ANY,ANY,ANY-method

Extract or Replace parts of "mlwinfitIGLS" objects
double2singlePrecision

Converts numerical values from double precision to single precision.
formula.mlwinfitIGLS

"mlwinfitIGLS" model formula
gcsemv1

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

Extract coefficients and GOF measures from a statistical object (memisc package).
fysio

Data on physiotherapy referrals from 100 general practices in the Netherlands, collected in 1987
glance.mlwinfitIGLS

Extract GOF measures from a statistical object (broom package).
glance.mlwinfitMCMC

Extract GOF measures from a statistical object (broom package).
formula.mlwinfitMCMC

"mlwinfitMCMC" model formula
getSummary.mlwinfitMCMC

Extract coefficients and GOF measures from a statistical object (memisc package).
height

Height data.
gcsecomp1

Pupils' marks from GCSE exams (UK, 1989); complete cases only.
mlwin2bugs

This function captures output files from MLwiN for estimation in WinBUGS/OpenBUGS.
logLik,mlwinfitIGLS-method

Returns the log-likelihood from "mlwinfitIGLS" objects.
matrix2df

For multiple membership models, translates matrix into a data.frame formatted for MLwiN Translates a matrix into a form usable by MLwiN for multiple membership models, namely a data.frame with (a) columns containing membership IDs (if first row matrix is 0 1 1 0 1 1, then first row of generated ID vectors would be, say, 2, 3, 5, 6) and (b) columns containing weights (in this example, if standardise = TRUE, then first row of generated weight vectors would be, say, 0.25, 0.25, 0.25, 0.25, otherwise first row of generated weight vectors would be, say, 1, 1, 1, 1).
mlwinfitIGLS-class

An S4 class that stores the outputs of the fitted IGLS model.
jspmix1

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

An S4 class that stores the outputs of the fitted MCMC model.
hungary1

Hungarian component of 2nd International Science Survey, '84; see Goldstein 2003
lips1

Lips data
logLik.mlwinfitIGLS

Returns the log-likelihood from "mlwinfitIGLS" objects.
lmdp

Details of deaths from all causes in England and Wales 1972-1992, taken from the local mortality datapack
print.mlwinfitMCMC

Summarize "mlwinfitMCMC" objects
predict.mlwinfitMCMC

Returns the predicted data from "mlwinfitMCMC" objects.
prior2macro

Translates informative prior information into a concise MLwiN macro.
nobs.mlwinfitIGLS

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

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

Returns the predicted data from "mlwinfitIGLS" objects.
predLines

Draws predicted lines using a fitted model object
nobs.mlwinfitMCMC

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

Summarize "mlwinfitIGLS" objects
mmmec

EC data on UV radiation exposure & malignant melanoma.
sixway

Draws a sixway plot of MCMC diagnostics.
residuals.mlwinfitMCMC

Returns the residual data from "mlwinfitMCMC" objects.
show.mlwinfitIGLS

Summarize "mlwinfitIGLS" objects
reading1

Students' reading attainment in inner London infant schools.
residuals.mlwinfitIGLS

Returns the residual data from "mlwinfitIGLS" objects.
show.mlwinfitMCMC

Summarize "mlwinfitMCMC" objects
show,mlwinfitIGLS-method

Show objects of class "mlwinfitIGLS"
show,mlwinfitMCMC-method

Show objects of class "mlwinfitMCMC"
runMLwiN

Calls MLwiN from R.
rats

Weights of 30 rats, measured weekly over 5 weeks.
summary.mlwinfitIGLS

Summarize "mlwinfitIGLS" objects
summary,mlwinfitIGLS-method

Summarize "mlwinfitIGLS" objects
summary,mlwinfitMCMC-method

Summarize "mlwinfitMCMC" objects
tidy.mlwinfitIGLS

Summarises information about the components of a model from a statistical object (broom package).
update,mlwinfitIGLS-method

Update "mlwinfitIGLS" objects
trajectories

Plots MCMC chain trajectories
summary.mlwinfitMCMC

Summarize "mlwinfitMCMC" objects
tidy.mlwinfitMCMC

Summarises information about the components of a model from a statistical object (broom package).
tutorial

Exam results for six inner London Education Authorities
update,mlwinfitMCMC-method

Update "mlwinfitMCMC" objects
vcov.mlwinfitIGLS

Extract the approximate variance-covariance matrix from "mlwinfitIGLS" objects
vcov,mlwinfitMCMC-method

Extract the approximate variance-covariance matrix from "mlwinfitMCMC" objects
vcov,mlwinfitIGLS-method

Extract the approximate variance-covariance matrix from "mlwinfitIGLS" objects
write.MCMC

Writes MLwiN macros to fit models using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods
wage1

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

Update "mlwinfitIGLS" objects
vcov.mlwinfitMCMC

Extract the approximate variance-covariance matrix from "mlwinfitMCMC" objects
ws2foreign

Converts data from one format to another within MLwiN
write.IGLS

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

Update "mlwinfitMCMC" objects
xc1

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

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

Augment data frame with information derived from the model fit (broom package).
R2MLwiN-package

Running MLwiN from within R
Untoggle

Converts a categorical variable into several separate binary variables
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.
Formula.translate

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

Calculates Brooks-Draper diagnostic
augment.mlwinfitIGLS

Augment data frame with information derived from the model fit (broom package).
MCSE

Calculates the estimated Monte Carlo standard error (MCSE)
alevchem

Chemistry A-level results from one exam board
bang

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