statsmodels.regression.mixed_linear_model.MixedLM.get_scale¶

MixedLM.get_scale(fe_params, cov_re, vcomp)[source]¶

Returns the estimated error variance based on given estimates of the slopes and random effects covariance matrix.

Parameters:¶

fe_params : array_like¶

The regression slope estimates

cov_re : 2d array_like¶

Estimate of the random effects covariance matrix

vcomp : array_like¶

Estimate of the variance components

Returns:¶

scale – The estimated error variance.

Return type:¶

float