Data Analysis Using Stata, Second Edition
[The authors] transform the book into an interactive experience, making it both more enjoyable and more effective as a learning tool. A unique and highly valuable feature of the book is its holistic approach to dataset construction and analysis and the strategies it provides for organizing the entire process so that it can be easily reproduced and, when necessary, modified. …The potential payoff includes not only avoiding wasted time spent trying to figure out what you did weeks, months, or even years ago, but more importantly, the ability to work more efficiently with less chance of error. Perhaps the most important strength of the book is the impression of data analysis it conveys, namely, as an activity involving careful thought, a lot of time spent looking at data in tabular or graphical form, and a careful assessment of the adequacy of any model fit to the data. In this respect, the book could serve as a helpful corrective for students in disciplines where the methods courses are overly focused on statistical tests and the mechanical application of 'accepted' models.- L. Philip Schumm, The Stata Journal, 2005--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.