Parallel implementation of a multilevel modelling package

J. M. Bull; G. D. Riley; J. Rasbash; H. Goldstein

Parallel implementation of a multilevel modelling package

J. M. Bull, G. D. Riley, J. Rasbash, H. Goldstein

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Abstract

A portable parallel implementation of MLn, a multilevel modelling package, for shared memory parallel machines is described. Particular attention is paid to cross-classified and multiple membership models, which are more computationally demanding than those with simple hierarchical structure. Performance results are presented for a range of shared-memory parallel architectures, demonstrating a significant increase in the size of models which can be handled interactively. © 1999 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	457-474
Number of pages	17
Journal	Computational Statistics and Data Analysis
Volume	31
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 28 Oct 1999

Keywords

Cross classification
Multilevel models
Multiple membership
Parallel computing
Shared memory
Threads

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