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st: how to graph predicted probabilities with prgen
From
Ekaterina Hertog <[email protected]>
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st: how to graph predicted probabilities with prgen
Date
Thu, 14 Nov 2013 16:59:00 +0000
Dear all,
I use Stata 12 and I am analysing the effect of income on overtime work
using the following model:
logit above40hrs age agesq uni income incsq
I want to see how the predicted probabilities of working more than 40
hours a week depend on individual income using prgen:
I tried the following:
prgen income, from(100) to(1100) generate(prab40jf12) x(age=30
agesq=900 uni=1) ci
I got the following output:
logit: Predicted values as income varies from 100 to 1100.
age agesq uni income incsq
x= 30 900 1 380.12523 184506.9
It is immediately obvious that the value displayed for incsq (income
squared) is much more than 380*380, so I am worried that when Stata
estimates its predictions it uses incorrect values for incsq (Indeed
when I use prvalues to make individual predictions and set the values of
income and incsq manually I get somewhat different predictions). How
would I use prgen in such a case?
I know that it is more typical to use logged income, but I am trying to
test a hypothesis that low income and high income men work particularly
long hours with everyone else working less.
I will be very grateful for advice,
Sincerely yours,
Katya
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