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Book SynopsisUsing 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.
Trade Review"Learning to use statistical software can be an intimidating experience that is often made excessively difficult by textbooks that provide unclear explanations and overwhelming detail. In
Using Stata for Quantitative Analysis, Longest well balances overview and detail of Stata’s components, commands, and instructional resources that will help new users." -- Charles Plante
Table of ContentsPart 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
