Kyle C. Longest

Using Stata for Quantitative Analysis

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Proposing to teach the language of stata from an intuitive perspective, furthering studentsâ overall retention, the third edition has been thoroughly updated for STATA 15, with an appendices for users working with STATA 13 and 14.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Inc
• 3 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 412g
• ISBN-13: 9781544318523
• ISBN-10: 1544318529
• Artikelnr.: 53685743

Autorenporträt

Kyle C. Longest received his bachelor's in sociology from Indiana University, and his master's and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Currently, Longest is an Associate Professor and Chair in the department of sociology at Furman University, where he teaches courses on Quantitative Analysis, Research Methods, Deviance, Sociology of Religion, Sports Analytics, and Harry Potter. Longest has written articles for a variety of publications, including Stata Journal, Social Forces, Sociological Perspectives, Sociological Forum, Journal of Business Venturing, and Journal of Marriage and Family.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Foundations for Working with Stata
Chapter 1: Getting to Know Stata 15
What You See
Getting Started With Data Files
Chapter 2: The Essentials
Intuition and Stata Commands
The Structure of Stata Commands
The 5 Essential Commands
Nonessential, Everyday Commands
Chapter 3: Do Files and Data Management
What Is a Do File?
Data Management
Part II: Quantitative Analysis With Stata
Chapter 4: Descriptive Statistics
Frequency Distributions
Measures of Central Tendency and Variability
Chapter 5: Relationships Between Nominal and Ordinal Variables
Cross-Tabulations
Chapter 6: Relationships Between Different Measurement Levels
Testing Means
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
Chapter 7: Relationships Between Interval-Ratio Variables
Correlation
Linear Regression
Chapter 8: Enhancing Your Command Repertoire
Stata Help Files
Advanced Convenience Commands
Expanding Statäs Capabilities