A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using Stata

B Everitt, Sophia Rabe-Hesketh (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

232 Seiten

1999
Chapman & Hall/CRC (Verlag)
978-0-8493-0387-6 (ISBN)

Infos

This handbook explains how to use Stata, a statistical package which can be used for many standard and non-standard methods of data analysis, and how to interpret results. Stata is useful for modelling complex data from longitudal studies, such as results from clinical or epidemiological studies.

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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.

Inhalt

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

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.2.1999
• Zusatzinfo: 16 Tables, black and white
• Sprache: chinesisch; englisch
• Maße: 156 x 235 mm
• Gewicht: 327 g
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Computerprogramme / Computeralgebra
• ISBN-10: 0-8493-0387-7 / 0849303877
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8493-0387-6 / 9780849303876
• Zustand: Neuware