Bayesian estimation of multilevel models

Handbook of Advanced Multilevel Analysis

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 137-161

  Hamaker, Ellen L ^a   Klugkist, Irene ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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