Multilevel modeling using R Like its bestselling predecessor Multilevel Modeling Using R Second Edition provides the reader with a helpful guide to conducting multilevel data modeling using the R software environment. After reviewing standard linear models the authors present the basics of multilevel models and explain how to fit these models using R. They then show how to employ multilevel modeling with longitudinal data and demonstrate the valuable graphical options in R. The book also describes models for categorical dependent variables in both single level and multilevel data. This thoroughly updated revision gives the reader state of the art tools to launch their own investigations in multilevel modeling and gain insight into their research.