[R] different fits for geese and geeglm in geepack?

= -0.0727, se= 0.0608; geeglm: -0.219, se= 0.091). Anybody knows why this is like that and which of the two I should rather trust? (I attach the outputs of the two models at the end of this mail) thanks a lot for your hints! Achaz von Hardenberg PS: One more question actually: anybody has got

[R] random normally distributed values within range

values? thanks a lot in advance, Dr. Achaz von Hardenberg Centro Studi Fauna Alpina - Alpine Wildlife Research Centre Servizio Sanitario e della Ricerca Scientifica Parco Nazionale Gran

[R] testing fixed effects in lmer

correct to test a full model against a model from which I remove the fixed effect I want to test using the anova(mod1.lmer, mod2.lmer) method and then relying on the model with the lower AIC (or on the Log- likelihood test?)? I thank in advance for your help! best regards, Achaz von