[R] multilevel models and sample size

[Kjetil Brinchmann Halvorsen]

ronggui wrote:
> It is not a pure  R question,but I hope some one can give me advices.
> 
> I want to use analysis my data with the multilevel model.The data has 2 levels---- the second level has 52 units and each second level unit has 19-23 units.I think the sample size is quite small,but just now I can't make the sample size much bigger.So I want to ask if I use the multilevel model to analysis the data set,will it be acceptable?  or  unacceptable because of the small sample size?
> 

This kind of question I usually try to answer by
simulation, which is very easy in R.

Kjetil


> Thank you very much!
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> ronggui 
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