An overview of mixed-effects statistical models for second language researchers

Second Language Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 369-382

  Cunnings, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fixed effect; mixed effects models; random effects; second language acquisition; statistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863999283     PISSN: 02676583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267658312443651     Document Type: Review

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