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==Assumptions==
The [[statistical assumptions|assumptions]] of MLM withthat hold for clustered data also apply to repeated measures:
:(1) Random components are assumed to have a normal distribution with a mean of zero
:(2) The dependent variable is assumed to be normally distributed. ''However,'' binary and discrete dependent variables may be examined in MLM using specialized procedures (i.e. employ different [[Link function|link functions]]). <ref>{{cite book|last=Snijders|first=Tom A.B.|title=Multilevel analysis : an introduction to basic and advanced multilevel modeling|year=2002|publisher=Sage Publications|___location=London|isbn=978-0761958901|edition=Reprint.|coauthors=Bosker, Roel J.}}</ref>