TestREnlme - Nonparametric Tests for Random Effects in Linear and Nonlinear
Mixed-Effects Models
Provides nonparametric permutation tests for testing all
or any subset of random effects in linear and nonlinear
mixed-effects models, without requiring normality or other
distributional assumptions on random effects or errors. Three
distribution-free variance-component estimators are
implemented: Variance Least Squares ('VLS'), Method of Moments
('MM'), and Method of Moments with First-Order Approximation
('MMF'). A permutation procedure is used to obtain
finite-sample p-values. Plotting functions support data
exploration, model evaluation, and communication of results.
Methods are described in Uwimpuhwe, Drikvandi, and Blozis
(2026) <doi:10.1002/sim.70605>.