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Done with convergence warnings? Publications that used allFit to compare optimisers

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A convergence warning from lme4 does not by itself show that a model is wrong. One check that the lme4 authors recommend is to refit the model with every available optimiser through allFit and compare the estimates that matter. This post records the candidate publications found by a reproducible search of Scopus, Europe PMC and OpenAlex, and explains why the list can only be a starting point for screening.

A table of results for frequentist mixed-effects models: Grouping variables and specifying random slopes

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Here I share the format applied to tables presenting the results of frequentist models in Bernabeu (2022). The sample table presents a mixed-effects model that was fitted using the R package ‘lmerTest’ (Kuznetsova et al., 2022).

Why can't we be friends? Plotting frequentist (lmerTest) and Bayesian (brms) mixed-effects models

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Frequentist and Bayesian statistics are sometimes regarded as fundamentally different philosophies. Indeed, can both qualify as philosophies or is one of them just a pointless ritual? Is frequentist statistics only about p values? Are frequentist estimates diametrically opposed to Bayesian posterior distributions? Are confidence intervals and credible intervals irreconcilable? Will R crash if lmerTest and brms are simultaneously loaded?

Language and vision in conceptual processing: Multilevel analysis and statistical power

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Research has suggested that conceptual processing depends on both language-based and vision-based information. We tested this interplay at three levels of the experimental structure: individuals, words and tasks. To this end, we drew on three …

Language and sensorimotor simulation in conceptual processing: Multilevel analysis and statistical power

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Multilevel analyses investigating the interplay between language-based and vision-based information in conceptual processing across semantic priming, semantic decision and lexical decision paradigms, with power analyses revealing sample size requirements for examining perceptual simulation and individual differences.