Revisiting fixed- and random-effects models: some considerations for policy-relevant education research

Education Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 259-277

  Clarke, Paul ^a   Crawford, Claire ^b   Steele, Fiona ^c   Vignoles, Anna ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fixed effects; hierarchical linear regression; random effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924854629     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: 14695782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09645292.2013.855705     Document Type: Article

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