Analysis of Microdata
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 7, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 313
ISBN-13: 9783540296058
Subjects: Probability & statistics; Economics - General; Business/Economics; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Statistics; Sociology - General; Econometrics; Business & Economics / Econometrics; Conditional Probability Models; Crosssection; Event History Models; Limited Dependent Variables; Maximum Likelihood; Qualitative Variables; Economics; Statistical methods
Description: "The book provides a simple, intuitive introduction to regression models for qualitative and discrete dependent variables, to sample selection models, and to event history models, all in the context of maximum likelihood estimation. It presents a wide range of commonly used models. The book thereby enables the reader to become a critical consumer of current empirical social science research and to conduct own empirical analyses. The book includes numerous examples, illustrations, and exercises. It can be used as a textbook for an advanced undergraduate, a Master's or a first-year Ph.D. course in microdata analysis, and as a reference for practitioners and researchers."--BOOK JACKET.