Efficiency and robustness of alternative estimators for two- and three-level models: The case of NAEP

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 411-429

  Cheong, Yuk Fai ^a   Fotiu, Randall P ^b   Raudenbush, Stephen W ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Hierarchical models; NAEP; Robust standard errors; Simulation studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039435059     PISSN: 10769986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/10769986026004411     Document Type: Article

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