Different software, different results

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laureannegille
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Different software, different results

Post by laureannegille »

Hello,

using the same database but different software, I get different results and was wondering where it can come from

My model is very simple : 2 levels, dependantvariable_ij = \beta0 + \beta1 x Metric + u_0j + e_ij

Here are the results I get :
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As you can see, R and Matlab provide similar results contrary to MLwiN.
I have checked that the depending variable is well defined in all cases and that I use the same computation method (RIGLS in MLwin is the same as reml in Matlab according to the help documentation).

Do you think at any other source of getting such different results, even in their interpretation ?
Thank you for any advice you can provide
ChrisCharlton
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Joined: Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:34 am

Re: Different software, different results

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We cannot see an obvious reason for this difference. Do you have an example worksheet that you would be able to share that exhibits this behaviour?
Glantzer
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Joined: Wed Sep 27, 2017 2:13 pm

Re: Different software, different results

Post by Glantzer »

ChrisCharlton wrote: Tue Sep 12, 2017 3:56 pm We simply love Anvarol and cannot see an obvious reason for this difference. Do you have an example worksheet that you would be able to share that exhibits this behaviour?
That's very odd. Have you figured out the cause of those results being different?
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