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Adjusting for Measurement Error in Multilevel Analysis

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  • Geoffrey Woodhouse
  • Min Yang
  • Harvey Goldstein
  • Jon Rasbash

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The effects of adjustment for measurement error are illustrated in a two‐level analysis of an educational data set. It is shown how estimates and conclusions can vary, depending on the degree of measurement error that is assumed to exist in explanatory variables at level 1 and level 2, and in the response variable. The importance of obtaining satisfactory prior estimates of measurement error variances and covariances, and of correctly adjusting for them during analysis, is demonstrated.

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  • Geoffrey Woodhouse & Min Yang & Harvey Goldstein & Jon Rasbash, 1996. "Adjusting for Measurement Error in Multilevel Analysis," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society, vol. 159(2), pages 201-212, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jorssa:v:159:y:1996:i:2:p:201-212
    DOI: 10.2307/2983168
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