MLwiN: Software for Fitting Multilevel Models

Software developed by the Centre for Multilevel Modelling at the Institute of Education. - Forerunners over the last 15 years or so include ML2, ML3 and MLn. - Main Programmer: Jon Rasbash. - MLwiN is first version to include Windows interface and MCMC estimation procedures. - Currently around 3,000 users (mainly academic) worldwide. - Software consists of user-friendly Visual Basic Windows interface on top of fast estimation engines written in C++. - MCMC theory and programming by William Browne (with advice on earlier versions from David Draper). - Version 1.2 with extensive new MCMC features released in April 2002. [via]

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