Parallel implementation of a multilevel modelling package

Computational Statistics and Data Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 457-474

  Bull, J M ^a   Riley, G D ^a   Rasbash, J ^b   Goldstein, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross classification; Multilevel models; Multiple membership; Parallel computing; Shared memory; Threads

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS);

MULTILEVEL MODELING PACKAGES; MULTIPLE MEMBERSHIP MODELS;

PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0033347987     PISSN: 01679473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9473(99)00042-0     Document Type: Article

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