Full Description
Using Stata for Quantitative Analysis offers a brief but thorough introduction to analyzing data in undergraduate and graduate level research methods, statistics, and data analysis courses using Stata software. Kyle C. Longest teaches the language of Stata from an intuitive perspective, allowing students with no experience in statistical software to start working with data quickly and complete a basic quantitative research project from start to finish.
The Third Edition covers the use of Stata 15 and includes more information on data management and non-linear regression techniques. Enhanced layouts make finding important commands easy.
Contents
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 Stata's Capabilities
