A Handbook of Statistical Analyses using Stata

This is the fourth edition of the handbook that was initially published back in 2000. For those who are familiar with the previous edition, the table of contents has not changed except for the addition of a minor subject heading within the first chapter for the matrix language Mata. The handbook has been updated for Stata version 9 (where there are no major syntax differences from version 8) and built-in mixed models estimation (xtmixed). In the earlier edition this was previously handled by a user-contributed program and this very handy program is still covered in the latest edition. The book reads like a programming course into Stata; the chapters are in the format of brief statistical background into the models, examples with output and graphs alongside Stata commands followed by model diagnostics. The authors take care to note their assumptions with the examples that seem to have been taken from real world data collections. In this recent edition more exercises have been included at the end of each chapter. The exercises make use of data sets in the examples and further data sets that are downloadable from the Internet, giving the reader the opportunity to explore. The index is clear to follow and throughout the book there are plenty of references. The book is very accessible for the Stata novice or those requiring a concise summary of Stata’s functionality.