Using Stata for Quantitative Analysis - Softcover

Longest, Kyle C. (Clayton)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412997119 ISBN 13: 9781412997119

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2011

Synopsis

Using Stata for Quantitative Analysis is an applied, self-teaching resource. It is written in such a way that a reader with no experience with statistical software can sit down and be working with data in a very short amount of time. The author proposes to teach the language of Stata from an intuitive perspective, furthering students’ overall retention, using many screen shots from Stata to guide students.

About this title

About the Author

Kyle C. Longest received his bachelor’s in sociology from Indiana University, and his master’s and Ph.D. in sociology from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Currently, Longest is Assistant Professor in the department of sociology at Furman University, where he teaches “Analysis of Social Data,” “Methods of Social Research,” “Deviance and Social Control,” and “Introduction to Sociology.” Longest has written articles for a variety of publications, including Stata Journal, Journal of Drugs and Issues and Journal of Marriage of Family.

Review

This book serves as an introduction to the basic building blocks of the Stata program, it presents a conceptual approach to learning Stata commands and explains the ′do file′. (NeoPopRealism Journal 2015-04-23)

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1412997119
• ISBN 13: 9781412997119
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 240