Multi-Level Model Assessment Kit
Plots Between Group Associations
Caterpillar Plot
Centers variables for mixed effects models
Computes ICC values for mixed-effects models
Reports the output of testing all assumptions for a multilevel model
S3Methods for Printing
Calculates R-squared from lmer models
Compares variance explained for two mixed effects models
Plots Within Group Associations
Multilevel models (mixed effects models) are the statistical tool of choice for analyzing multilevel data (Searle et al, 2009). These models account for the correlated nature of observations within higher level units by adding group-level error terms that augment the singular residual error of a standard OLS regression. Multilevel and mixed effects models often require specialized data pre-processing and further post-estimation derivations and graphics to gain insight into model results. The package presented here, 'mlmtools', is a suite of pre- and post-estimation tools for multilevel models in 'R'. Package implements post-estimation tools designed to work with models estimated using 'lme4''s (Bates et al., 2014) lmer() function, which fits linear mixed effects regression models. Searle, S. R., Casella, G., & McCulloch, C. E. (2009, ISBN:978-0470009598). Bates, D., Mächler, M., Bolker, B., & Walker, S. (2014) <doi:10.18637/jss.v067.i01>.