lme4
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lme4 is a widely used R package for fitting linear and generalized linear mixed-effects models using efficient numerical optimization methods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| lme4 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4371842 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: lme4 Context triple: [R, hasPackage, lme4]
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A.
LIML
LIML is the ICAO airport code for Milan Linate Airport, a major city airport serving Milan, Italy.
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B.
Frisch–Waugh–Lovell theorem
The Frisch–Waugh–Lovell theorem is a fundamental result in econometrics that shows how the coefficients of a multiple linear regression can be obtained by first partialling out (regressing out) other explanatory variables.
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C.
“Statistical Confluence Analysis by Means of Complete Regression Systems”
“Statistical Confluence Analysis by Means of Complete Regression Systems” is a foundational econometric work by Ragnar Frisch that develops a systematic regression-based framework for analyzing interdependent economic relationships.
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D.
Gauss–Markov theorem
The Gauss–Markov theorem is a fundamental result in statistics stating that, under certain conditions, the ordinary least squares estimator is the best linear unbiased estimator (BLUE) of the coefficients in a linear regression model.
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E.
statistics
Statistics is a Python standard library module that provides functions for calculating mathematical statistics of numeric data, such as means, medians, and variance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: lme4 Target entity description: lme4 is a widely used R package for fitting linear and generalized linear mixed-effects models using efficient numerical optimization methods.
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A.
LIML
LIML is the ICAO airport code for Milan Linate Airport, a major city airport serving Milan, Italy.
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B.
Frisch–Waugh–Lovell theorem
The Frisch–Waugh–Lovell theorem is a fundamental result in econometrics that shows how the coefficients of a multiple linear regression can be obtained by first partialling out (regressing out) other explanatory variables.
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C.
“Statistical Confluence Analysis by Means of Complete Regression Systems”
“Statistical Confluence Analysis by Means of Complete Regression Systems” is a foundational econometric work by Ragnar Frisch that develops a systematic regression-based framework for analyzing interdependent economic relationships.
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D.
Gauss–Markov theorem
The Gauss–Markov theorem is a fundamental result in statistics stating that, under certain conditions, the ordinary least squares estimator is the best linear unbiased estimator (BLUE) of the coefficients in a linear regression model.
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E.
statistics
Statistics is a Python standard library module that provides functions for calculating mathematical statistics of numeric data, such as means, medians, and variance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
R package
ⓘ
software package ⓘ |
| availableOn | CRAN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
Ben Bolker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Douglas Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Maechler NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDocumentation | lme4 package vignette ⓘ |
| hasReferencePublication | Journal of Statistical Software article on lme4 ⓘ |
| implements |
generalized linear mixed-effects models
ⓘ
linear mixed-effects models ⓘ |
| license |
GPL-2
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GPL-3 ⓘ |
| maintainer | Douglas Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | R NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesFunction |
VarCorr
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bootMer ⓘ coef ⓘ fixef ⓘ glmer ⓘ glmerControl ⓘ lmer ⓘ lmerControl NERFINISHED ⓘ nlmer ⓘ ranef ⓘ simulate ⓘ |
| supports |
Gamma family
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Gaussian family ⓘ Poisson family ⓘ binomial family ⓘ crossed random effects ⓘ identity link ⓘ inverse Gaussian family ⓘ log link ⓘ logit link ⓘ maximum likelihood estimation ⓘ mixed-effects models ⓘ nested random effects ⓘ probit link ⓘ random intercept models ⓘ random slope models ⓘ restricted maximum likelihood estimation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
clustered data analysis
ⓘ
hierarchical modeling ⓘ longitudinal data analysis ⓘ multilevel modeling ⓘ |
| usedIn |
biostatistics
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ecology ⓘ psychology ⓘ statistics ⓘ |
| uses | numerical optimization methods ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: lme4 Description of subject: lme4 is a widely used R package for fitting linear and generalized linear mixed-effects models using efficient numerical optimization methods.
Referenced by (1)
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