Addressing among-group variation in covariate effects using multilevel models

Environmental and Ecological Statistics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 573-591

  Gray, Brian R ^a   Haro, Roger J ^b   Rogala, James T ^a  

^a UPPER MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hierarchical models; Hurdle count models; Mayflies; Mixed models; Multilevel models; Negative binomial

Indexed keywords

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; INSECT; LARVA; MODELING;

MISSISSIPPI RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EPHEMEROPTERA;

EID: 78650524264     PISSN: 13528505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10651-009-0119-y     Document Type: Article

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