Logistic and Contextual Models

Before conducting any type of multilevel modelling, it is important to first run the model at the individual level, which is what we do in this chapter using a simple logistic regression. A few other models are also run at the individual level, although these will integrate contextual variables. 1. Performing a Logistic Regression at the Individual Level Given the permitted values of the variable to be explained (school, which takes only one of two values: 0 or 1), linear regression is not ap...