Multilevel Modelling of Health Statistics
Leyland, A. H. / Goldstein, H.
Multilevel modelling facilitates the analysis of hierarchical data where observations may be nested within higher levels of classification. In health care research, for example, a study may be undertaken to determine the variability of patient outcomes where these also vary by hospital or health care region. Inference can then be made on the efficacy of health care practices.
* Focuses on multilevel modelling for health and medical research ...