| Unit name | Spatial Modelling 3: Multilevel Modelling |
|---|---|
| Unit code | GEOG35260 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Emeritus Professor. Jones |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
All units on Year 2 Syllabus C |
| Co-requisites |
All units on Year 3 Syllabus C |
| School/department | School of Geographical Sciences |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This unit aims to provide students with a theoretical and practical understanding of a major strand in current quantitative social science: multilevel modelling. Populations commonly exhibit complex structure with many levels, so that individuals (at level 1) may learn their health-related behaviour in the context of households (2) and local cultures (3). By using multilevel models we can model simultaneously at several levels, gaining the potential for improved estimation, valid inference, and a better substantive understanding of the realities of social life. This Unit requires a prior understanding single level regression models.
