1 A Brief Introduction to Stata
1.1 Getting help and information
1.2 Running Stata
1.3 Conventions used in this book
1.4 Datasets in Stata
1.5 Stata commands
1.6 Data management
1.7 Estimation
1.8 Graphics
1.9 Stata as a calculator
1.10 Matrix calculations using Mata
1.11 Brief introduction to programming
1.12 Keeping Stata up to date
1.13 Exercises

2 Data Description and Simple Inference: Female Psychiatric Patients
2.1 Description of data
2.2 Group comparison and correlations
2.3 Analysis using Stata
2.4 Exercises

3 Multiple Regression: Determinants of Pollution in U.S. Cities
3.1 Description of data
3.2 The multiple regression model
3.3 Analysis using Stata
3.4 Exercises

4 Analysis of Variance I: Treating Hypertension
4.1 Description of data
4.2 Analysis of variance model
4.3 Analysis using Stata
4.4 Exercises

5 Analysis of Variance II: Effectiveness of Slimming Treatment
5.1 Description of data
5.2 Analysis of variance model
5.3 Analysis using Stata
Exercises

6 Logistic Regression: Treatment of Lung Cancer and Diagnosis of Heart Attacks
6.1 Description of data
6.2 The logistic regression model
6.3 Analysis using Stata
6.4 Exercises

7 Generalized Linear Models: Australian School Children
7.1 Description of data
7.2 Generalized linear models
7.3 Analysis using Stata
7.4 Exercises

8 Summary Measure Analysis of Longitudinal Data: Treatment of Post-Natal Depression
8.1 Description of data
8.2 The analysis of longitudinal data
8.3 Analysis using Stata
8.4 Exercises

9 Random Effects Models: Thought disorder and schizophrenia
9.1 Description of data
9.2 Random effects models
9.3 Analysis using Stata
9.4 Thought disorder data
9.5 Exercises

10 Generalized Estimating Equations: Epileptic Seizures and Chemotherapy
10.1 Description of data
10.2 Generalized estimating equations
10.3 Analysis using Stata
10.4 Exercises

11 Some Epidemiology
11.1 Description of data
11.2 Introduction to epidemiology
11.3 Analysis using Stata
11.4 Exercises

12 Survival Analysis: Retention of Heroin Addicts in Methadone Maintenance Clinics
12.1 Description of data
12.2 Survival analysis
12.3 Analysis using Stata
12.4 Exercises

13 Maximum Likelihood Estimation: Age of Onset of Schizophrenia
13.1 Description of data
13.2 Finite mixture distributions
13.3 Analysis using Stata
13.4 Exercises

14 Principal Components Analysis: Hearing Measurement Using an Audiometer
14.1 Description of data
14.2 Principal component analysis
14.3 Analysis using Stata
14.4 Exercises

15 Cluster Analysis: Tibetan Skulls and Determinants of Pollution in U. S. Cities
15.1 Description of data
15.2 Cluster analysis
15.3 Analysis using Stata
15.4 Exercises

Appendix: Answers to Selected Exercises

References

Index