Using Linear Mixed Models with two fixed factors and a random factor I am trying to make a Linear Mixed Model with two fixed factors ('ANTS and LABEL') with the ('STATE') as a random factor. Can anyone suggest to me how to proceed with such a model in R or Matlab?
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Assuming that RATE is the response then in R the model would be:
RATE ~ ANTS + LABEL + (1|STATE)

