Message-ID: <4A2FD80B.6070404@otter-rsch.com>
Date: 2009-06-10T15:58:03Z
From: dave fournier
Subject: Beta-binomial distributions with lmer?
In-Reply-To: <3C0A193CF42FC1334489423A@bio-mammal026.bio.bris.ac.uk>
Hi,
You can fit this model with AD Model Builders random effects module
which is now freely available at http://admb-project.org.
Rather than arguing a priori about the applicability of various models I
prefer to fit them and look at the estimates and diagnostics for each one.
dave
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