Stata The Stata listserver
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date index][Thread index]

st: Dependent variable is a proportion


From   "TELHAJ Shqiponje" <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   st: Dependent variable is a proportion
Date   Wed, 12 May 2004 18:56:24 +0100

Dear statalisters,

The dependent variable I have is a proportion (percentage of 16 year
olds enrolled in a particular subject) which is between 0 and 86
percent. I am not sure about the linear form. My dependent variable is 0
only in 3,980 cases out of 112,412 sample obs. Here a zero is a
structural one, because the school does not offer history (which is
choice subject). 

Would somebody suggest to me whether it would be better to perform a
logit transformation, or estimate -glm- with family(gaussian) and
link(logit). Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you in advance!

Shqiponja

The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for
the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. 

If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying,
distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on
it, except for the purpose of delivery to the addressee, is prohibited
and may be unlawful. Kindly notify the sender and delete the message and
any attachment from your computer. 
*
*   For searches and help try:
*   http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html
*   http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
*   http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/



© Copyright 1996–2024 StataCorp LLC   |   Terms of use   |   Privacy   |   Contact us   |   What's new   |   Site index