Data Analysis Using Stata, Third Edition

by Ulrich Kohler, Frauke Kreuter

Data Analysis Using Stata, Third Edition is a comprehensive introduction to both statistical methods and Stata. Beginners will learn the logic of data analysis and interpretation and easily become self-sufficient data analysts. Readers already familiar with Stata will find it an enjoyable resource for picking up new tips and tricks.

The book is written as a self-study tutorial and organized around examples. It interactively introduces statistical techniques such as data exploration, description, and regression techniques for continuous and binary dependent variables. Step by step, readers move through the entire process of data analysis and in doing so learn the principles of Stata, data manipulation, graphical representation, and programs to automate repetitive tasks. This third edition includes advanced topics, such as factor-variables notation, average marginal effects, standard errors in complex survey, and multiple imputation in a way, that beginners of both data analysis and Stata can understand.

Using data from a longitudinal study of private households, the authors provide examples from the social sciences that are relatable to researchers from all disciplines. The examples emphasize good statistical practice and reproducible research. Readers are encouraged to download the companion package of datasets to replicate the examples as they work through the book. Each chapter ends with exercises to consolidate acquired skills.

497 pages, Paperback

First published December 6, 2000

Reviews

[Stephen Cranney · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very basic overview. Worth going through for people who are either new at Stata or self-taught Stata users that have never actually sat down and gone through all the major functions that Stata has.

[Gift · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hmm es ist immer schwer solche Art von Büchern zu bewerten. Ja, ich habe es nur deswegen gelesen, weil ich keine andere Chance hatte. Meine Gehirnzellen sind nämlich nicht unbedingt auf Statistik einprogrammiert. Hat es mir geholfen? Unbedingt. Es hat zwar nicht auf alle meine Fragen eine Antwort geliefert, aber im Großen und Ganzen war es hilfreich.
Jetzt kann ich nur hoffen, dass ich es in der Zukunft nie wieder lesen muss.

[Matt Jans]

Great Stata book! A must for beginners. Has a lot of good tips about how to do analysis, but also coding efficiency.

[Abrar · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a good statistical analyses book, it focused on the technical and statistical analysis approaches for continuous, nominal and ordinal variables.