Professor Jon R Rasbash

Jon Rasbash

Professor of Computational Statistics

CMM Director

Research Interests

My research interests are in developing methodology and software for multilevel modelling. In terms of statistical methodology I am currently interested in

cross-classified and multiple membership models
latent group trajectory modelling and mixture modelling
including genetic effects in multilevel models

I am also interested in the design of software systems to make the process of statistical modelling more transparent. I am the lead author of the MLwiN software package.

Current computational interests

use of MATHML to represent statistical models and user interfaces
MCMC algorithms for model estimation
visualisation of statistical models

I am also interested in the application of multilevel models to child development and family data.

Working papers

Jon Rasbash, Tom O'Connor, Jenny Jenkins: Multilevel Models for Family Data (0.2 mb)

Selected Publications

Rasbash, J., Jenkins,J., O'Connor, T. (2010). A Social Relations Model of Family Negativity and Positivity Using a Genetically-informative Sample. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology accepted. Appendix 2 for this paper (0.1 mb)

Thomas G. O'Connor, Judy Dunn, Jennifer M. Jenkins, Jon Rasbash. Predictors of between-family and within-family variation in parent-child relationships Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 47:5 (2006), pp 498-510

Rasbash J., Steele F. and Preston J. (eds) (2005) Special issue: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative methods in Educational and Social Research. International Journal of Research Methodology: Theory and Practice 8 (3)

Jenkins J., Behnke P., Dunn J., O'Connor T., Rasbash J.,(2005) Change in Maternal Perception of Sibling Negativity: Within- and Between-Family Influences. Journal of Family Psychology Vol. 19, No. 4, 533-541

Browne, W. J. and Rasbash, J. (2004). Multilevel Modelling. Bryman, A. and Hardy, M. (Eds.), Handbook of Data Analysis

Jenkins, J., Rasbash, J., and O'Connor, T. G., Dunn J., Simpson A.(2004). The mutual influence of marital conflict and children's behaviour problems: shared and non-shared family risks. Child development 75(6)

Rasbash, J., Steele, F., Browne, W., and Prosser, B.(2004). A user's guide to MLwiN version 2.0. London, Institute of Education

Carpenter, J. R., Goldstein, H., and Rasbash, J. (2003). A novel bootstrap procedure for assessing the relationship between class size and achievement. Journal Of The Royal Statistical Society, C, 52: (4) :431-443

Jenkins,J., Rasbash, J., and O'Connor, T. G. (2003). The Role of the Shared Family Context in Differential Parenting (0.6 mb). Developmental Psychology 39 (1)

Rasbash J. and Browne W. J. (2002). Non-Hierarchical Multilevel Models. To appear in De Leeuw, J. and Kreft, I.G.G. (Eds.), Handbook of Quantitative Multilevel Analysis.

Browne, W. J., Draper, D., Goldstein, H. and Rasbash, J. (2002). Bayesian and likelihood methods for fitting multilevel models with complex level-1 variation. Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, 39: 203-225

Goldstein, H., Browne, W. J., and Rasbash, J. (2002). Multilevel modelling of medical data.(0.8 mb) Statistics in Medicine, 21: 3291-3315

Goldstein, H., Browne, W. J and Rasbash, J. (2002). Partitioning variation in multilevel models.(0.2 mb) Understanding Statistics, 1: 223-232

O’Connor, T., Dunn, J., Jenkins, J., Pickering, K. and Rasbash, J. (2001). Family settings and children's adjustment: differential adjustment within and across families. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 179: 110-115.

Browne, W. J. and Rasbash, J. (2001). Multilevel Modelling (0.3 mb). To appear in Bryman, A. and Hardy, M. (Eds.), Handbook of Data Analysis

Browne, W. J., Goldstein, H. and Rasbash, J. (2001). Multiple membership multiple classification (MMMC) models (0.3 mb). Statistical Modelling 1: 103-124

Yang, M., Goldstein, H., Browne, W. J. and Woodhouse, G. (2001). Multivariate multilevel analysis of examination results. (0.1 mb) To appear in Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A

Rasbash, J. and Browne, W. J. (2001). Modelling Non-Hierarchical Structures(0.1 mb). In Leyland, A. H. and Goldstein, H. (Eds.), Multilevel Modelling of Health Statistics

Rasbash J. and Browne W. J. (2001). Non-Hierarchical Multilevel Models (0.3 mb) . To appear in De Leeuw, J. and Kreft, I.G.G. (Eds.), Handbook of Quantitative Multilevel Analysis.

Leyland A.H., Langford I.H., Rasbash J., Goldstein H. (2000) Multivariate spatial models for event data Statistics in Medicine 19 (17-18): 2469-2478 Sep 15

A User's Guide to MLwiN, v2.10 (4.7 mb). Rasbash, J., Steele, F., Browne, W.J. and Goldstein, H. (2009) Centre for Multilevel Modelling, University of Bristol.

Manual Supplement to MLwiN v2.10 (2.2 mb). Rasbash, J., Charlton, C., Jones, K.and Pillinger, R. (2009) Centre for Multilevel Modelling, University of Bristol.

Browne, W. J., Draper, D., Goldstein, H. and Rasbash, J. (2000). Bayesian and likelihood methods for fitting multilevel models with complex level-1 variation (0.4 mb) Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, 39:, 203-225

Rasbash J., Browne W., Goldstein H., Yang M., Plewis I., Healy M., Woodhouse G., Draper D., Langford I., Lewis T. (2000) A users guide to MLwiN , Version 2.1. London, Institute of Education.

Goldstein, H., Rasbash, J., Browne, W. J., Woodhouse, G. and Poulain, M. (2000). Multilevel Models in the Study of Dynamic Household Structures (0.1 mb) European Journal of Population, 16

Goldstein, H., Browne, W. J and Rasbash, J. (2000). Partitioning variation in multilevel models (0.2 mb). Understanding Statistics, 1: 223-232

Rasbash, J., Goldstein, H., Browne, W. J., Yang, M and Woodhouse, G. (2000). The MLwiN command interface manual (Version 1.3) (0.3 mb)

Rasbash J., Browne W., Healy M. Cameron B. and Charlton C. (2000) The MLwiN software Package version 1.10. London, Institute of Education.

Langford IH, Marris C, McDonald A-L, Goldstein H, Rasbash J, O'Riordan T (1999). Simultaneous analysis of individual and aggregate responses in psychometric data using multilevel modelling. Risk Analysis, 19.4:669-677.

Clayton, D. and Rasbash, J.(1999). Estimation in Large crossed Random Effects Models by Data Augmentation (0.2 mb). Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, A, 162 (3): 425-436

Langford, I. H., Leyland, A. H., Rasbash, J and Goldstein, H (1999). Multilevel modelling of the geographical distributions of diseases. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, C, 48: 253-268

Bull, J. M, Riley, G. D., Rasbash, J. and Goldstein, H. (1999). Parallel Implementation of a Multilevel Modelling Package (0.3 mb). Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, 31 (4): 457-474

Langford, I. H., Marris, C., McDonald, A. L., Goldstein, H., Rasbash, J., and O'Riordan, T. (1999). Simultaneous analysis of individual and aggregate responses in psychometric data using multilevel modelling. Risk Analysis, 19 (4): 669-677

Clayton D. & Rasbash J. (1999) Estimation in Large crossed Random Effects Models by Data Augmentation. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society series A, 162(3), 425-436.

Bateman, I. J., Langford, I. H. and Rasbash, J. (1999). Willingness-to-pay question format effects in contingent valuation studies. In Bateman, I.J. and Willis, K.G. (eds.) Valuing Environmental Preferences: Theory and Practice of the Contingent Valuation Method in the US, EC and Developing Countries. Oxford University Press

Pfeffermann, D, Skinner CJ, Holmes DJ, Goldstein H, & Rasbash J. (1998) Weighting for unequal selection probabilities in multilevel models. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, series B, 60(1), 23-40.

Rasbash J., Cameron B., Browne W., Healy M. (1998) The MLwiN software Package version 1.0. London, Institute of Education.

Goldstein, H., Rasbash, J., Plewis, I., Draper, D., Browne, W., Yang, M., Woodhouse, G. and Healy, M. (1998). A user's guide to MLwiN, Version 1.0. Institute of Education

Yang, M., Rasbash, J., and Goldstein, H. (1998) MLwiN Macros for advanced Multilevel Modelling, Version 1.0. Institute of Education

Langford, I., H., Leyland, A. H., Rasbash, J., Goldstein, H., Day, R. J. and McDonald, A. L. (1998). Multilevel modelling of area-based health data. In Lawson A. et al. (eds.), Disease Mapping and Risk Assessment for Public Health, World Health Organisation, Wiley, London, pp. 217-230

Langford, I. H., Marris, M., McDonald, A. L., Goldstein, H., Rasbash, J., O'Riordan, T. (1998). Simultaneous analysis of individual and aggregate responses in psychometric data using multilevel modelling. In Mosleh A and Okrent D (eds.) Proceedings of PSAM IV, 4, Springer-Verlag, New York

Pfeffermann, D., Skinner, C. J., Holmes, D. J., Goldstein, H., and Rasbash J. (1998). Weighting for unequal selection probabilities in multilevel models. Journal Royal Statistical Society, B, 60 (1): 23-40

Woodhouse, G., Yang, M., Goldstein, H. and Rasbash, J. (1996). Adjusting for Measurement Error in Multilevel Analysis. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society , A, 159 (2)

Goldstein, H. and Rasbash, J. (1996). Improved Approximations for Multilevel Models with Binary Responses (0.1 mb). Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, A, 159 (3): 505-513.

Langford, I. H, Leyland, A. H., Rasbash, J., and Goldstein, H. (1996). Multilevel modelling of the geographical distributions of rare diseases (invited paper). Symposium on the Expansion Method (Proceedings), 2: 69-90. University of Odense, Denmark

Rasbash, J., and Cameron, B. (1996). Multilevel Modeling Software - Issues Designing and Implementing a Program to Deliver a New Methodology. Proceedings of the Second ASC International Conference, 399-408

Gray, J., Jesson, D., Goldstein, H., Hedger, K., and Rasbash, J. (1995). A Multi-Level Analysis of School Improvement: Changes in Schools' Performance over Time. School Effectiveness and School Improvement 1995, 6 (2): 97-114

Rasbash, J. (1995). MLn software package. London, Institute of Education

Rasbash, J. and Goldstein, H. (1994). Efficient Analysis of Mixed Hierarchical and Cross-Classified Random Structures Using a Multilevel Model. Journal of Educational and Behavioural Statistics, 19 (4): 337-350

Goldstein, H., Healy, M., and Rasbash, J. (1994). Multilevel Models with Applications to Repeated Measures Data. Statistics in Medicine, 13, 1643-1655

Goldstein, H., Rasbash, J., Yang, M., Woodhouse, G., Pan, H., Nuttal, D. and Thomas, S. (1993). A multilevel analysis of school examination results. Oxford Review of Education 19 (4): 425-433

Goldstein, H., and Rasbash J (1993). Efficient Computational Procedures for Estimating Parameters in Multilevel Models Based on Iterative Generalised Least Squares. Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, 13: 63-71

Rasbash J. (1991) The ML3 software package. London, Institute of Education

Prosser, R., Rasbash, J. and Goldstein, H. (1991). Data Analysis with ML3. London, Institute of Education

Prosser, R., Rasbash, J. and Goldstein, H. (1991) Software for 3-level Analysis: user's guide. London, Institute of Education

Nuttall, D. L., Goldstein, H., Prosser, R. and Rasbash, J. (1989). Differential School Effectiveness. International Journal of Educational Research, 13: 769-776

Rasbash J. (1989) The ML2 software package. London, Institute of Education

Healy M. and Rasbash J. (1988) Distribution-free estimation of age related centiles. Anals of Human Biology, 15 17-22

Rasbash J. and Healy M. (1988) Data Management for Growth Studies. Annals of Human Biology, 15(4) 269-273

Hill W. G. and Rasbash J. (1986) Models of long-term artificial selection in finite population with recurrent mutation. Genetical Research 48(2) 125-131

Hill W. G. and Rasbash J. (1986). Models of long-term artificial selection in finite populations. Genetical Research 48(1) 41-50