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syntax equation of random intercepts and slopes model

7 messages · Juan Pablo Edwards Molina, Ben Bolker, Wolfgang Viechtbauer

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Dear list,

I fitted a linear mixed effects models to a set of 41 field trials
with plot-level assessments of x,y, for estimating the linear
regression coefficients ?_0 and ?_1

res1 <- lmer(y ~ x, random = ~ x | trial , data=mydata)

I wish to write the model equation for its publication, so this is my first try:

W_ij= (?_0 + u_0i)+ (?_1+ u_1i) x_ij + e_ij

where j subscript represents the j-plot within i-trial, both for y or
x. ?0 and ?1 are the population average intercept and slope; u0i and
u1i are the effect of the i-trial on the intercept and the slope,
respectively, considered as random variables (with mean 0 and
variances  ?_u0 and  ?_u1 a )

I?m not sure if I?m in the right path... I would really appreciate any guidance.

Juan Edwards
National Institute of Agriculture Technology - Argentina
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Sorry, I edited the lmer function...

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Dear list,

I fitted a linear mixed effects models to a set of 41 field trials
with plot-level assessments of x,y, for estimating the linear
regression coefficients ?_0 and ?_1

res1 <- lmer(y ~ x+ (x|trial), data=mydata, REML=F)

I wish to write the model equation for its publication, so this is my first try:

W_ij= (?_0 + u_0i)+ (?_1+ u_1i) x_ij + e_ij

where j subscript represents the j-plot within i-trial, both for y or
x. ?0 and ?1 are the population average intercept and slope; u0i and
u1i are the effect of the i-trial on the intercept and the slope,
respectively, considered as random variables (with mean 0 and
variances  ?_u0 and  ?_u1 a )

I?m not sure if I?m in the right path... I would really appreciate any guidance.

Juan Edwards
National Institute of Agriculture Technology - Argentina
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That looks about right.  You didn't specify the variance of e_ij in
your description, and you didn't say explicitly that the u_ and e_
values are Normally distributed ...

On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 2:27 PM, Juan Pablo Edwards Molina
<edwardsmolina at gmail.com> wrote:
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Thanks prof. Bolker,
Do you mean this?

u_i?N(0,?^2)      e_ij?N(0,v_i)

Juan
Juan


2018-05-17 16:57 GMT-03:00 Ben Bolker <bbolker at gmail.com>:
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It should be:

u_0i ~ N(0, ?^2_0)
u_1i ~ N(0, ?^2_1)
e_ij ~ N(0, sigma^2)

and it is also worth mentioning that the model allows for correlation between u_0i and u_1i. So, technically, the assumption is:

[u_0i] ~ MVN([0], [?^2_0  rho*?_0*?_1])
[u_1i]      ([0]  [       ?^2_1      ])

And if one wants to be really explicit, we assume that u_0i and e_ij are independent and u_1i and e_ij are independent.

Best,
Wolfgang

-----Original Message-----
From: R-sig-mixed-models [mailto:r-sig-mixed-models-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Juan Pablo Edwards Molina
Sent: Friday, 18 May, 2018 1:34
To: Ben Bolker
Cc: R SIG Mixed Models
Subject: Re: [R-sig-ME] Fwd: syntax equation of random intercepts and slopes model

Thanks prof. Bolker,
Do you mean this?

u_i?N(0,?^2)      e_ij?N(0,v_i)

Juan
Juan

2018-05-17 16:57 GMT-03:00 Ben Bolker <bbolker at gmail.com>:
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Excellent!

Is it the case of your example tutorial in
http://www.metafor-project.org/doku.php/tips:two_stage_analysis#mixed-effects_model_approach
?

Thanks Wolfgang!

Juan Edwards

Juan


2018-05-18 10:27 GMT-03:00 Viechtbauer, Wolfgang (SP)
<wolfgang.viechtbauer at maastrichtuniversity.nl>:
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Yes, that's the same model.

Best,
Wolfgang

-----Original Message-----
From: Juan Pablo Edwards Molina [mailto:edwardsmolina at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, 18 May, 2018 15:42
To: Viechtbauer, Wolfgang (SP)
Cc: R SIG Mixed Models
Subject: Re: [R-sig-ME] Fwd: syntax equation of random intercepts and slopes model

Excellent!

Is it the case of your example tutorial in
http://www.metafor-project.org/doku.php/tips:two_stage_analysis#mixed-effects_model_approach
?

Thanks Wolfgang!

Juan Edwards

Juan

2018-05-18 10:27 GMT-03:00 Viechtbauer, Wolfgang (SP)
<wolfgang.viechtbauer at maastrichtuniversity.nl>: