To whom it may concern:
   
  I recently used lmer (for non-normally distributed data and mixed effects, using the Laplace method).  All 3 of my fixed effects were categorical, including two ordered factors and one unordered factor.  In my tables, I currently report the number of observations for the response variable, and both the degrees of freedom and Chi Square values from tests of reduced models against the full model.
   
  However, I would also like to include some indication of the magnitude and direction of the change in each fixed effect (and interaction effects) as a function of the response variable.  Is this done with the "estimate +/- SE" of fixed effects in the summary of the fitted model?  Either way, I am confused with how to report these effects succinctly, especially because for categorical variables, each category has its own estimated effect.  What is a reasonable way to do this?  Or should I just avoid it entirely?
   
  I really appreciate your time and help.  Please reply to tracysfeldman@yahoo.com or tsfeldman@noble.org 
   
  Sincerely,
  Tracy S. Feldman

		
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