© Matt Wiley and Joshua F. Wiley 2019
Matt Wiley and Joshua F. WileyAdvanced R Statistical Programming and Data Modelshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2872-2_13

13. Modelling IIV

Matt Wiley1  and Joshua F. Wiley1
(1)
Columbia City, IN, USA
 
Up until this point, we have focused exclusively on statistical models of the location (or mean) of a distribution. This chapter focuses on something new, the scale or variability of a distribution. Specifically, this chapter introduces the concept of intra-individual variability (IIV), the variability within individual units across repeated assessments. Although a relatively niche area of study, IIV provides additional information about an individual unit and allows new types of research or practical questions ...

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