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Feedback on a plan for a multi-level model?
I am planning an analysis for an experiment I am working on and would appreicate some feedback on whether my multi-level model specification makes sense (I am new to this type of statistics).
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Advice on regression approach
How should I handle a mass-point in the dependent variable when running OLS regression in R?
I’m working with a a household expenditure dataset (Living Costs 2019) where the dependent variable is the ...
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Should I standardize or only center "Age" in an ordinal semiparametric regression model?
I am using Ordinal Semiparametric Regression (Frank Harrell's rms package) to model overall survival in patients with brain tumor. I am thinking of centering the Age covariate, because I want Age = 0 ...
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Is there an asymmetric standard applied to zero probability events in Bayesanism? [duplicate]
In Bayesian literature, probabilities are considered subjective, and it is recommended to never assign a zero probability to anything. This is because a zero probability as a credence implies that you ...
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PCA minimal reconstruction error
Let $X \in \mathbb{R}^d$ be a random vector with covariance matrix $\Sigma$, with its eigenvalues ordered as $\lambda_1\geq \lambda_2 \geq \ldots \geq \lambda_d$, and the corresponding orthonormal ...
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interpretation cox regression interaction and spline
I did a regression on the duration of unemployment in months. Proportional hazards assumption wasnt met which is why I split the data at 16 months. I also interacted the dummy category female with ...
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Is a linear mixed-effects model appropriate with only one observation per task per participant and n=13 per condition
I am analysing data from a pilot VR study with a between-subjects manipulation of arousal (High, Neutral, Low), with 13 participants in each condition. Each participant completed three different VR ...
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Clustering coefficient of zero despite visible clusters in the networks
I have a series of 290 networks, each with 20 nodes. I can't understand why, for each one of the 290 networks, the global clustering coefficient is zero when generated in ...
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More Fantasy Football Entropy [closed]
What is the best way to set up a 12-team fantasy football league playoff … both for the 6 best teams, and the 6 worst teams?
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HGAM GAM (mgcv, gam, bam) time series with environmental predictors: Combining Temporal and Environmental Smooths in Hierarchical GAMs
I’m working with hierarchical GAMs (HGAMs) in mgcv (using gam and eventually bam), and I’ve been testing how far I can extend the model while still keeping the results interpretable.
My goal is to ...
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Endogeneity and Low DF in Annual FDI-GVC Model for Egypt: ARDL vs. VAR Alternatives
i am an undergraduate student working on an empirical project about the effect of FDI inflows on GVC integration in Egypt, using annual data from 1995–2023 (29 observations). My dependent variable is ...
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Extreme outlier in real data
I'm looking at the amount of carbon in seven forest pools. For dead trees left on the landscape across many locations and over several harvest retention (logging) treatments, there is an extreme value ...
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Comparing a subset of survey responses against all survey responses
I have data from a survey. There are ten questions and the possible responses are: agreed, neutral, disagree. I've collated the response rates for each question. I have then got the totals for each ...
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Estimation of discrete latent variable
I have recently been studying the EM algorithm, and a question arose regarding how to estimate latent values when the latent variable follows a discrete distribution. Suppose a model has the ...
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Differences between equivalent second-order LCA models
I have run a second-order LCA model in Mplus.
In the %OVERALLA% , I merely changed "c1 c2 on c" to "c2 c1 on c", which caused changes in the "C Classes (Rows) by C1 Classes (...