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Type III test of fixed effects

Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 12:50 pm
by cherryblossom
Is there any test that I can use for testing whether there is a relationship between a categorical variable, say five-year age groups as a whole and a continuous BMI using MLwin? Is Type III test of fixed effects available in MLwin? Many thanks for your help.

Re: Type III test of fixed effects

Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 3:05 pm
by joneskel
You can test a set of fixed effects simultaneously by a simultaneous Wald test that produces an overall chi-square test. It is illustrated in the Chapter on significant testing in MLwin. See Chapter 6 of

https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio ... o_on_RGate


You may also find our Guide to MLwin Resources helpful

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmm/software/m ... urces.html