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This FAQ is for users of Stata 7. It is not relevant for Stata 8 and later versions.
Stata 7: How does mfx calculate the marginal effects of dummy variables?
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Stata7: Calculating the effects of dummy variables |
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Ronna Cong, StataCorp
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May 2001
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By default, the marginal effect of a dummy variable x is calculated as the
discrete change in F(x) as the dummy variable x changes from 0 to 1.
Marginal effect of x = F(x=1) - F(x=0)
If the nodiscrete option is specified,
mfx
will treat dummy variables as continuous ones.
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