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Juul (epidemiology) and Frydenberg (biostatistics, both Aarhus U., Denmark) update their introduction to the data management, statistical analysis, and graphics software emphasizing features they have found most useful in health research. They assume readers have little or no experience with Stata. Among the topics are file types and names, command syntax, variables, calculations, commands affecting the data structure, descriptive and simple analysis, regression analysis, measurement and diagnosis, graphs, and macros and scalars. Earlier editions were published in 2006 and 2008; this third incorporates version 11 of the software. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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An Introduction to Stata for Health Researchers, Third Edition systematically covers data management, simple description and analysis, and more advanced analyses that are most often used in health research, such as regression models, survival analysis, measurement, and diagnosis. It also describes many graph types as well as how to modify the appearance of a graph.Throughout the text, the authors emphasize the importance of good documentation habits to prevent errors and wasted time. They demonstrate the use of strategies and tools for documentation. Robust data sets can be downloaded from the book’s website.What’s NewThis third edition presents some of the new features in Stata 11, including the new, flexible syntax for factor variables. It also incorporates Stata 11 in the rewritten chapters on regression and survival analysis. Taking into account the improved availability of online documentation, this edition points to further reading in the online manuals.
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