[R-sig-ME] Graphing interaction terms in LME4, glmer
Shane Gleason
sgleason at siu.edu
Mon Jan 28 23:32:27 CET 2013
Hello everyone,
I am working with lme4, specifically the glmer command. In a multilevel
model I have an interaction term which is significant. However, with my
discipline we stress that an interaction term cannot be evaluated by p
value alone and one must reference a graphical display of the
interaction, with confidence intervals drawn around it.
That is to say if the interaction is X*Z then the interaction might be
significant when X=1 and Z=3, but may not be significant if X=4 and Z=9.
I have searched around and I can't seem to find any indication of how to
graph out the interaction (though I see some references to it for lmer
(but never glmer)). So, my question is two-part- 1: Does this
assumption about how interaction terms work hold for MLMs? 2: If the
answer to 1 is yes, does anyone know of software I can use to graph out
these interactions?
Thanks,
Shane
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Shane Gleason
Doctoral Candidate
Southern Illinois University:Carbondale
Department of Political Science
Faner 3172
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