A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using Stata, Second Edition

By Brian S. Everitt, Sophia Rabe-Hesketh, B. Everitt

Book Overview

Stata - the powerful statistical software package - has streamlined data analysis, interpretation, and presentation for researchers and statisticians around the world. Because of its power and extensive features, however, the Stata manuals are quite detailed and extensive. The Second Edition of A Handbook of Statistical Analyses using Stata describes the features of the latest version of Stata - Version 6 - in a concise, convenient format. It gives new users a head start on using the program and offers experienced users a quick reference. The authors illustrate how Stata can be used to apply a variety of statistical techniques, including regression, survival analysis, and principal components. They outline Stata's value in: modeling complex data from longitudinal studies or surveys analyzing results from clinical trials or epidemiological studies using its powerful programming language to apply tailor-made analyses relatively simply Each chapter deals with a particular data set, identifies the appropriate analysis for it, and includes a brief account of the statistical background of the technique applied. However, the primary focus is on using Stata 6 and interpreting results. As such, this text complements the Stata manuals, offering both an ideal introduction to the program and a handy reference - perfect as a supplementary text for a second course in statistics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584882018
• ISBN13: 9781584882015
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Excellent way to learn Stata

The book is arranged as a tutorial introduction to Stata, explaining the statistics and how to implement these in Stata.It is well-crafted, showing different approaches where tasks are repeated tasks in different chapters and increasing in complexity and adding new twists and features as you go through.I was new to Stata and read the Getting Started Manual and then this. It was an excellent way to get comfortable in the new environment.Don't expect to learn a lot of statistics, but it illustrates a way of thinking about statistics that runs with the grain of the package.This relates to the 3rd edition of the book that has been updated for Stata version 8.

For Beginners

When I started work with Stata I have many problems with tables, graphics on stata, etc, this book would be help you, the book introduces the stata's language with basic examples in statistic analysis, if you need learn stata this book is an excellent start point, the book includes basic aspects of: Tables, Graphs, Descriptive Statistics, probit, logit, and Maximum Likelihood, and content examples, exercises and solutions all with stata.