Error Wald Test

Welcome to the forum for MLwiN users. Feel free to post your question about MLwiN software here. The Centre for Multilevel Modelling take no responsibility for the accuracy of these posts, we are unable to monitor them closely. Do go ahead and post your question and thank you in advance if you find the time to post any answers!

Remember to check out our extensive software FAQs which may answer your question: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmm/software/s ... port-faqs/
ZaidaParra
Posts: 8
Joined: Tue Sep 06, 2016 5:44 pm

Error Wald Test

Post by ZaidaParra »

Good afternoon,

I'm doing a multilevel logistic regression, and when I want the Wald Test this message appears:

function #1 contains no non-zero elements.

I don't understand what's happen here. I REALLY need your help :(

Also, I want apologize for my English level and for didn't introduce me, but I need help quickly.

See you soon,

Zaida Parra
ChrisCharlton
Posts: 1384
Joined: Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:34 am

Re: Error Wald Test

Post by ChrisCharlton »

It sounds like you may have made an error when filling in the dialogue to calculate this. I suggest that you look at page 127 of the MLwiN user guide (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmm/media/soft ... al-web.pdf) which provides a worked example.
ZaidaParra
Posts: 8
Joined: Tue Sep 06, 2016 5:44 pm

Re: Error Wald Test

Post by ZaidaParra »

Thank you for your fast answer! Now I read that guide and I will tell you if it works.
ZaidaParra
Posts: 8
Joined: Tue Sep 06, 2016 5:44 pm

Re: Error Wald Test

Post by ZaidaParra »

The warning stills appears, there is any problem with data, maybe?
ChrisCharlton
Posts: 1384
Joined: Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:34 am

Re: Error Wald Test

Post by ChrisCharlton »

Could you post what settings you are using (for example by providing a screenshot)?
ZaidaParra
Posts: 8
Joined: Tue Sep 06, 2016 5:44 pm

Re: Error Wald Test

Post by ZaidaParra »

I'm working with a nonlinear estimation (PQL-2) and the estimation control is non-parametric bootstrap with the bias corrected.
ChrisCharlton
Posts: 1384
Joined: Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:34 am

Re: Error Wald Test

Post by ChrisCharlton »

Could you also provide the inputs that you are entering into the Intervals and tests window?
ZaidaParra
Posts: 8
Joined: Tue Sep 06, 2016 5:44 pm

Re: Error Wald Test

Post by ZaidaParra »

Talking with my master mates, they tell me that the free version have bugs, and it don't work well. There is the problem?
Attachments
Intervals.png
Intervals.png (9.4 KiB) Viewed 13884 times
ChrisCharlton
Posts: 1384
Joined: Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:34 am

Re: Error Wald Test

Post by ChrisCharlton »

I am not currently aware of any bugs related to this. Looking at the screenshot you provided is appears that you have not specified the test that you want to perform. To do this you need to change some of the zeros to match the required test. The inputs all being zero would match up with the error message that you are receiving.
ZaidaParra
Posts: 8
Joined: Tue Sep 06, 2016 5:44 pm

Re: Error Wald Test

Post by ZaidaParra »

I don't understand. Could you explain me like if I was a child?
Post Reply