RE: Decrease in OFV with a fixed effect
From: "Leonid Gibiansky" lgibiansky@emmes.com
Subject: RE: [NMusers] Decrease in OFV with a fixed effect
Date: Mon, August 23, 2004 9:30 am
Hi Peter,
Although I do not have any good statistical explanation for this effect
I've seen it several times: covariate on fixed effect may decrease OF and
improve fit even if random effect is absent (small or does not improve the
OF).
Leonid