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  <dc:title>Regularized Bayesian Estimator for Two-Level Latent Variable
Models</dc:title>
  <dc:title>R package MultiLevelOptimalBayes version 0.0.4.0</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Implements a regularized Bayesian estimator that optimizes the estimation
 of between-group coefficients for multilevel latent variable models by minimizing
 mean squared error (MSE) and balancing variance and bias. The package provides more reliable
 estimates in scenarios with limited data, offering a robust solution for accurate
 parameter estimation in two-level latent variable models. It is designed for
 researchers in psychology, education, and related fields who face challenges in
 estimating between-group effects under small sample sizes and low intraclass
 correlation coefficients. The package includes comprehensive S3 methods for result
 objects: print(), summary(), coef(), se(), vcov(), confint(), as.data.frame(),
 dim(), length(), names(), and update() for enhanced usability and integration
 with standard R workflows. Dashuk et al. (2025a) &lt;doi:10.1017/psy.2025.10045&gt;
 derived the optimal regularized Bayesian estimator;
 Dashuk et al. (2025b) &lt;doi:10.1007/s41237-025-00264-7&gt; extended it to 
 the multivariate case; and Luedtke et al. (2008) &lt;doi:10.1037/a0012869&gt;
 formalized the two-level latent variable framework.</dc:description>
  <dc:type>Software</dc:type>
  <dc:relation>Depends: R (&gt;= 4.1.0)</dc:relation>
  <dc:relation>Imports: pracma</dc:relation>
  <dc:relation>Suggests: knitr, rmarkdown, testthat (&gt;= 3.0.0)</dc:relation>
  <dc:creator>Valerii Dashuk &lt;vadashuk@gmail.com&gt;</dc:creator>
  <dc:publisher>Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN)</dc:publisher>
  <dc:contributor>Valerii Dashuk [aut, cre],
  Binayak Timilsina [aut],
  Martin Hecht [aut],
  Steffen Zitzmann [aut]</dc:contributor>
  <dc:rights>GPL-3</dc:rights>
  <dc:date>2025-09-23</dc:date>
  <dc:format>application/tgz</dc:format>
  <dc:identifier>https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=MultiLevelOptimalBayes</dc:identifier>
  <dc:identifier>doi:10.32614/CRAN.package.MultiLevelOptimalBayes</dc:identifier>
</oai_dc:dc>
