> lme4 can handle crossed and nested random effects whereas nlme can
> only do nested random effects.
>
Actually, nlme *can* do crossed random effects.

In the book by Pinheiro and Bates, see the Cell Culture
Bioassay example starting on pg 163 for a demonstration
of fitting crossed random effects using pdIdent and pdBlocked objects.

Kevin

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