[R-sig-ME] Question to lme4: Higher Level Response

[Douglas Bates]

It is better to send such questions to the R-SIG-Mixed-Models mailing list,
which I have taken the liberty of cc:ing on this response.  Many of the
readers of that list will be able to respond more quickly and knowledgeably
than I can.

On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 3:42 PM Elisabeth Schubach <
elisabeth.schubach at uni-jena.de> wrote:

>
> Dear Dr. Bates,
>
> I have got a question to lme4: Is it possible to fit a model with a
> response on a higher level by predictors of lower levels? Or do I then
> run into the problem of atomistic fallacy? And the only way is to turn
> the model around and fit the lower level response by higher level
> predictors? I understand that in that case, pinning avoids the
> ecological fallacy.
>
> Thank you and kind regards,
> Elisabeth Schubach
>

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