This study examined the differing conclusions one may come to depending upon the type of analysis chosen, hierarchical linear modeling or ordinary least squares (OLS) regression. To illustrate this ...

To find population proficiency distributions, a two-level hierarchical linear model may be applied to large-scale survey assessments such as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The ...

We adapt a semi-Bayesian hierarchical modeling framework to jointly characterize the space–time variability of seasonal precipitation totals and precipitation extremes across the Northern Great Plains ...