Two-step analysis of hierarchical data
- Autores: Johannes Giesecke, Ulrich Kohler
- Localización: The Stata journal, ISSN 1536-867X, Vol. 24, Nº. 2, 2024, págs. 213-249
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
In this article, we describe the package twostep, a bundle of pro- grams to perform analyses of hierarchical data applying the two-step approach.
We consider a two-level data setup in which “microlevel” units are nested within “macrolevel” units. One-step models (which can be fit using, for example, mixed) are the most common approach to modeling two-level data. The two-step approach is an alternative in which parameters associated with microlevel and macrolevel predictors are estimated separately for each level. It can be used as an alterna- tive to one-step models if the estimand is a cross-level interaction. We also show how the two-step approach usefully complements one-step approaches by providing exploratory data analysis, descriptive graphs, and regression diagnostics.
