Open University Press, 2009. — 388 p. — ISBN: 0335523885, 033522387, 9780335223886, 9780335223879This book aims to be a resource for those starting out using Stata for the first time. Thus it is neither an undergraduate nor a graduate level book. This is because we appreciate that at what stage introductions to data analysis and statistical software occur varies considerably by discipline and where it is taught. We anticipate that the main users of this book will be either those using statistical software for the first time (and we think you have made an excellent choice by doing so with Stata!) or those who have used other software packages before but are interested in using Stata instead or in conjunction.About the Author
David Pevalin is Senior Lecturer in the School of Health and Human Sciences at the University of Essex, UK. He conducts research into the social influences on health and has authored a number of journal articles and reports.
Karen Robson is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at York University, Toronto, Canada. She does research on a wide range of topics pertaining to young people. She has written a number of journal articles on young people and has also co-authored a research methods textbook.Contents:
Introduction
About the authors
Acknowledgements
Getting Started with Stata
Data in and out of Stata
Manipulating variables
Manipulating data
Descriptive statistics and graphs
Tables and correlations
Differences in means, medians and proportions
Regression
Presenting your results
References
Index
