A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using Stata - Brossura

Everitt, B; Rabe-Hesketh, Sophia

 
9780849303876: A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using Stata

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This handbook describes the features of Stata - an exciting statistical package used for standard and non-standard methods of data analysis. A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using Stata shows outlines this package's usefulness in:

  • modeling complex data from longitudinal studies or surveys
  • analyzing results from clinical trials or epidemiological studies
  • enabling tailor-made analyses with its powerful programming language
    Each chapter identifies the appropriate analysis for a particular set of data. A brief account of statistical background is included in each chapter, but the primary focus is on using Stata and interpreting results. This handbook complements its two predecessors A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using S-Plus and A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using SAS.
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    Contenuti

    A Brief Introduction to Stata
    Data Description and Simple Inference: Female Psychiatric Patients
    Multiple Regression: Determinants of Pollution in U.S. Cities
    Analysis of Variance I: Treating Hypertension
    Analysis of Variance II: Effectiveness of Slimming Clinics
    Logistic Regression: Treatment of Lung Cancer and Diagnosis of Heart Attacks
    Generalised Linear Models: Australian School Children
    Analysis of Longitudinal Data I: The Treatment of Postnatal Depression
    Analysis of Longitudinal Data II: Epileptic Seizures and Chemotherapy
    Some Epidemiology
    Survival Analysis : Retention of Heroin Addicts in Methadone Maintenance Treatment
    Principal Components Analysis: Hearing Measurement using an Audiometer
    Maximum Likelihood Estimation: Age of Onset of Schizophrenia

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