Table of Contents

Preface

Distributors for Stata

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 Brief introduction to programming
1.11 Keeping Stata up to date
1.12 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 Clinics

5.1 Description of data
5.2 Analysis of variance model
5.3 Analysis using Stata
Exercises

6 Logistic Regression

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 Analysis of Longitudinal Data

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 Introduction
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

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 components analysis
14.3 Analysis using Stata
14.4 Exercises

15 Cluster Analysis: Tibetan Skulls and Air Pollution in the USA

15.1 Description of data
15.2 Cluster analysis
15.3 Analysis using Stata
15.4 Exercises

Appendix: Answers to Selected Exercises

References

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