Statistics With Stata 5

This book is an excellent tool for anyone using, or considering using Stata 5 to do statistical analysis for social science, economics or biostatistical research. Users will appreciate Hamilton's excellent tutorials and plentiful real-world examples. Early chapters cover topics that correspond to a first course in statistics: data entry, elementary univariate and bivariate techniques, and multiple regression. Later chapters include essential tools for doing original research, such as regression diagnostics, survival analysis and Monte Carlo and bootstrap methods. This book also offers: -- Examples illustrated with output, graphs, and other figures-- Greatly expanded coverage of data management, reflecting on "Stata's" improvements in this area and its importance to data analysis-- Two entirely new chapters: Chapter I I on survival analysis and Chapter 13 on programming-- New Internet resources, notably "Stata's" website, technical support via e-mail, and Statalist (the independent discussion forum)Hamilton, Lawrence C. is the author of 'Statistics With Stata 5' with ISBN 9780534265595 and ISBN 0534265596.