Deck 10: Multilevel Analysis

Question 1

What is the basic assumption of multilevel modelling?

A) The dependent variable is continuous
B) The expected value of Y can be modelled by a combination of unknown parameters
C) The units of analysis are measured over time
D) A unit at the lowest level is nested into a higher level of unit(s)

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What is a level?

A) A level is a given variable chosen from your theoretical approach
B) A level is a variable that identifies units sampled from a population
C) A level can be any categorical variable in your dataset
D) A level can be any continuous variable in your dataset

Answer 2

B

Question 3

How can we calculate how much of the variation in Y is situated at each level?

A) By dividing the log likelihood on the number of units in the respective levels
B) By running your full model and then calculating the intraclass correlation coefficient
C) By dividing the level-1 residual on each of the higher-level residuals
D) By running an empty model and then calculating the intraclass correlation coefficient

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following are advantages of multilevel modelling?

A) It is the statistical method that comes closest to experiments in establishing causality
B) It takes into account the problem of dependency among observations
C) It allows us to model the influence of variables from all levels on our Y
D) It allows us to model risk development over time of an event taking place

Question 5

What is a random coefficient (slope) model?

A) A multilevel model that allows both the intercept and coefficient(s) to vary
B) A multilevel model that allows the intercept to vary
C) A multilevel model with a fixed intercept and fixed coefficients
D) A multilevel model with statistical interaction

Question 6

What is a cross-level interaction term?

A) A variable made by multiplying two variables situated at level-1
B) A variable made by multiplying two variables situated at level-2
C) A variable made up by log transforming any X-variable
D) A variable made by multiplying two variables situated at different levels

Question 7

How many levels is it possible to model through multilevel modelling?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) There is no theoretical limit

Question 8

How many identifier variables are required to run a three-level model?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

Question 9

When is it appropriate to use a cross-classified multilevel model?

A) When it is unclear which level-1 units belong to the different higher-level units
B) When level-1 units can be members of more than one higher-level unit at the same time
C) When the level-1 units can only be nested into level-3 units
D) If your regular model fails to converge