Hi Manuel,
> If I want to compare the metric among the 3 zones, is it the following an
> appropriate model parameterization in lme4?:
It depends on your data and the most sensible grouping structure for your data.
You could explore different random effect structures and compare them using an
Dear list members,
I have an ecological data set, and I want to account for the
spatio-temporal structure of my data:
metric = response variable (continuous)
zone = 3 zones (A, B and C)
location = 12 sampling locations per zone
min = minute
hour = hour
day = day
metric zone location minute hour