# check what happens when adding xbar radon.lmer.1 <- lmer (y ~ x + (1|county)) display (radon.lmer.1) beta.hat (radon.lmer.1)$county[1:3,] xbar <- tapply (x, county, mean) xbar.full <- xbar[county] radon.lmer.2 <- lmer (y ~ x + xbar.full + (1|county)) display (radon.lmer.2) beta.hat (radon.lmer.2)$county[1:3,] beta.hat.2 <- beta.hat(radon.lmer.2)$county a.2 <- beta.hat.2[,1] + beta.hat.2[,3]*xbar radon.lmer.3 <- lmer (y ~ x + u.full + (1|county)) display (radon.lmer.3) radon.lmer.4 <- lmer (y ~ x + u.full + xbar.full + (1|county)) display (radon.lmer.4)