[R-sig-ME] New computational aproach to estimation of mixed models

[Rubén Roa-Ureta]

comRades:

I haven't read the paper, but by reading the abstract it looks like 
there is an analytical way to estimate an approximation to the 
covariance structure of a glmm by first estimating the random effects as 
fixed effects in a conventional glm. Maybe something worth looking at to 
consider for lem4?

TI: Computationally feasible estimation of the covariance structure in generalized linear mixed models
AU: Alam, MD. Moudud; Carling, Kenneth
JN: Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation
PD: 2008
VO: 78
NO: 12
PG: 1227-1237(11)
PB: Taylor & Francis	
IS: 0094-9655
URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tandf/gscs/2008/00000078/00000012/art00008 

Rubén