A Handbook of Statistical Analyses using Stata

Sophia Rabe-Hesketh, Brian Everitt

ISBN 10: 0849303877 / ISBN 13: 9780849303876

Editore: Chapman & Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, London, New York, Washington D.C., 1999

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• Titolo: A Handbook of Statistical Analyses using Stata
• Editore: Chapman & Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, London, New York, Washington D.C.
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0849303877
• ISBN 13: 9780849303876
• Rilegatura: Soft cover
• Condizione: Good

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Riassunto

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.

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