Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using Stata, Fourth Edition [Paperback]

With each new release of Stata, a comprehensive resource is needed to highlight the improvements as well as discuss the fundamentals of the software. Fulfilling this need, AHandbook of Statistical Analyses Using Stata, Fourth Editionhas been fully updated to provide an introduction to Stata version 9. This edition covers many new features of Stata, including a new command for mixed models and a new matrix language.

Each chapter describes the analysis appropriate for a particular application, focusing on the medical, social, and behavioral fields. The authors begin each chapter with descriptions of the data and the statistical techniques to be used. The methods covered include descriptives, simple tests, variance analysis, multiple linear regression, logistic regression, generalized linear models, survival analysis, random effects models, and cluster analysis. The core of the book centers on how to use Stata to perform analyses and how to interpret the results. The chapters conclude with several exercises based on data sets from different disciplines.

A concise guide to the latest version of Stata, AHandbook of Statistical Analyses Using Stata, Fourth Editionillustrates the benefits of using Stata to perform various statistical analyses for both data analysis courses and self-study.A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO STATA
Getting Help and Information
Running Stata
Conventions Used in This Book
Datasets in Stata
Stata Commands
Data Management
Estimation
Graphics
Stata as a Calculator
Matrix Calculations Using Mata
Brief Introduction to Programming
Keeping Stata Up to Date
Exercises
DATA DESCRIPTION AND SIMPLE INFERENCE: FEMALE PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS
Description of Data
Group Comparison and Correlations
Analysis UsinlSx