[R-sig-ME] lmer output shows laplace approximation not reml

[Ben Bolker]

Joshua Wiley <jwiley.psych at ...> writes:

> 
> Hi Yolande,
> 
> It is not clear what REML is with GLMMs. 

  [snip ...]

> So, I do not think it is surprising that with a GLMM (which mixed
> effects poisson is), REML does nothing.

  I have added a (short!) discussion of this issue, with some links
to mailing list threads and literature, at:

http://glmm.wikidot.com/faq#reml-glmm