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<journal-id>0120-1751</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Colombiana de Estadística]]></journal-title>
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<issn>0120-1751</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Departamento de Estadística - Universidad Nacional de Colombia.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Procedimiento y algoritmo de estimación en modelos multinivel para proporciones]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Procedure and Estimation Algorithm in Multilevel Models for Proportions]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[CASTELLS]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[ERNESTINA]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[OJEDA]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[MARIO M.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[MONTERO]]></surname>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero Facultad de Matemática ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Acapulco ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Veracruzana Facultad de Estadística e Informática ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Xalapa ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Cibernética, Matemática y Física Departamento de Matemática ]]></institution>
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<country>Cuba</country>
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<day>15</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2010</year>
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<day>15</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2010</year>
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<volume>33</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>233</fpage>
<lpage>250</lpage>
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<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[This paper describes a procedure for the estimation of fixed and random parameters in multilevel model for proportions. The estimation procedure is developed using Iterative Generalized Least Squares. Once the model is formulated, we demonstrate that it is possible to apply the asymptotic estimation theory in the framework of the general lineal model. An algorithm to calculate the proposed estimators is elaborated. We illustrate the application using an example of meta-analysis. It is concluded that the proposed procedure can be favorable strategy to do applied research.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[tablas de contingencia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Contingency tables]]></kwd>
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</front><body><![CDATA[  <font size="2" face="verdana">      <p> <b> <font size="4">     <center> Procedimiento y algoritmo de estimaci&oacute;n en modelos multinivel para proporciones </center> </font> </b> </p>      <p> <b> <font size="3">     <center> Procedure and Estimation Algorithm in Multilevel Models for Proportions </center> </font> </b> </p>      <p>     <center> ERNESTINA CASTELLS<sup>1</sup>,  MARIO M. OJEDA<sup>2</sup>,  MINERVA MONTERO<sup>3</sup> </center> </p>      <p> <sup>1</sup>Universidad Aut&oacute;noma de Guerrero, Facultad de Matem&aacute;tica, Acapulco, M&eacute;xico. Profesora titular. Email: <a href="mailto:ernestinacg@yahoo.com">ernestinacg@yahoo.com</a>     <br>  <sup>2</sup>Universidad Veracruzana, Facultad de Estad&iacute;stica e Inform&aacute;tica, Xalapa, M&eacute;xico. Profesor titular. Email: <a href="mailto:mojeda@uv.mx">mojeda@uv.mx</a>     <br>  <sup>3</sup>Instituto de Cibern&eacute;tica, Matem&aacute;tica y F&iacute;sica, Departamento de Matem&aacute;tica, La Habana, Cuba. Investigadora auxiliar. Email: <a href="mailto:minerva@icmf.inf.cu">minerva@icmf.inf.cu</a>     ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<br> </p>  <hr size="1">      <p> <b>     <center> Resumen </center> </b> </p>      <p> En este art&iacute;culo se describe un procedimiento para la estimaci&oacute;n de par&aacute;metros fijos y aleatorios en modelos multinivel para proporciones. El procedimiento de estimaci&oacute;n se basa en el m&eacute;todo de los m&iacute;nimos cuadrados generalizados. Una vez que se formula el modelo, se demuestra que es posible aplicar la teor&iacute;a asint&oacute;tica de estimaci&oacute;n en el marco del modelo lineal general. Se elabora un algoritmo que permite calcular los estimadores propuestos. La aplicaci&oacute;n se ilustra con un ejemplo de meta-an&aacute;lisis. Se concluye que el procedimiento presentado puede ser una estrategia favorable en investigaciones aplicadas. </p>      <p> <b> Palabras clave: </b> m&iacute;nimos cuadrados generalizados iterativos, modelos multinivel, tablas de contingencia. </p>  <hr size="1">      <p> <b>     <center> Abstract </center> </b> </p>      <p> This paper describes a procedure for the estimation of fixed and random parameters in multilevel model for proportions. The estimation procedure is developed using Iterative Generalized Least Squares. Once the model is formulated, we demonstrate that it is possible to apply the asymptotic estimation theory in the framework of the general lineal model. An algorithm to calculate the proposed estimators is elaborated. We illustrate the application using an example of meta-analysis. It is concluded that the proposed procedure can be favorable strategy to do applied research. </p>      <p> <b> Key words: </b> Contingency tables, Iterative generalized least squares, Multilevel models. </p>  <hr size="1">      <p> Texto completo disponible en <a href="pdf/rce/v33n2/v33n2a04.pdf">PDF</a> </p>  <hr size="1">      ]]></body>
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