Beschreibung:
This book introduces the foundations of multilevel models, using Monopoly® rent data from the classic board game, and the statistical program Stata®. Widespread experience with the game means many readers have a head start on understanding these models.
1. First Steps. 2. From Title Deeds to Dataset. 3. Describing the Dataset Statistically. 4. Monolevel Models Part I: OLS (Ordinary Least Squares) Regression. 5. Monolevel Models Part II: One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). 6 .First Multilevel Model: No Predictors. 7. Second Multilevel Model: Adding Guesthouses and Hotels. 8. Third Multilevel Model: Do Neighborhoods Alter Hotel Rent Impacts? 9. Longitudinal Data: Did Some Properties Develop Faster than Others? 10. Centering and Multileveling Predictors. 11. Next Steps