How to begin using MLwiN

Some of these materials were written more recently than others. The older materials, marked with this symbol - , are still valuable and the majority of what they contain is still true, but they may refer to an earlier version of MLwiN or other software, and they may not reflect the most up-to-date methodological developments.

• On-line LEMMA course including MLwiN training exercises
• Learning materials from a introduction to multilevel modelling workshop
• The MLwiN manuals
• Introduction to MLwiN commands (PDF, 33kB)
  eg:
  • Commands are made up of 4 letters (extra letters are ignored)
  • Case insensitive, but many people use capital letters for clarity
  • Structure: command word comes rst followed by parameters …(etc.)
• MLwiN command dictionary (PDF, 41kB)
  eg:
  • ADDT = add an explanatory variable
  • BATCh = iterate till convergence or stop after 1 iteration
  • CALC = calculate …(etc.)
• Getting results out of MLwiN (PDF, 21kB)
• Creating a short level 2 ID column for the residuals (PDF, 28kB)
  eg:
  • MLwiN outputs level 2 residuals with one residual per level 2 unit, with no gaps …(etc.)
• Exploring missingness patterns in MLwiN (PDF, 381kB)
• MLwiN FAQs wide ranging extensive FAQ document
• MLwiN user forum free to all users
• Own a licence for MLwiN and having technical problems? If you are a paying customer you can submit an enquiry form
• Introduction to Multilevel Modelling and MLwiN (PDF, 1,539kB) by Wen-Jung Peng
• Learning about multilevel modelling a range of learning resources to do with multilevel modelling in general
• Other multilevel modelling topics