Stata Journal

2001 - 2025

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Volume 9, issue 4, 2009

A menu-driven facility for sample-size calculation in novel multiarm, multistage randomized controlled trials with a time-to-event outcome pp. 505-523

Friederike M.-S. Barthel, Patrick Royston and Mahesh K. B. Parmar

cem: Coarsened exact matching in Stata pp. 524-546

Matthew Blackwell, Stefano Iacus, Gary King and Giuseppe Porro

Bootstrap assessment of the stability of multivariable models pp. 547-570

Patrick Royston and Willi Sauerbrei

Partial effects in probit and logit models with a triple dummy-variable interaction term pp. 571-583

Thomas Cornelissen and Katja Sonderhof

Fitting and interpreting Cragg's tobit alternative using Stata pp. 584-592

William Burke

Implementation of a new solution to the multivariate Behrens-Fisher problem pp. 593-598

Ivan Zezula

Mata Matters: File processing pp. 599-620

William Gould

Speaking Stata: Paired, parallel, or profile plots for changes, correlations, and other comparisons pp. 621-639

Nicholas Cox

Stata tip 80: Constructing a group variable with specified group sizes pp. 640-642

Martin Weiss

Stata tip 81: A table of graphs pp. 643-647

Maarten Buis and Martin Weiss

Stata tip 82: Grounds for grids on graphs pp. 648-651

Nicholas Cox

Software updates pp. 652

Editors

Volume 9, issue 3, 2009

Confirmatory factor analysis using confa pp. 329-373

Stanislav Kolenikov

Graphical representation of multivariate data using Chernoff faces pp. 374-387

Rafal Raciborski

Improved degrees of freedom for multivariate significance tests obtained from multiply imputed, small-sample data pp. 388-397

Yulia V. Marchenko and Jerome P. Reiter

Implementing weak-instrument robust tests for a general class of instrumental-variables models pp. 398-421

Keith Finlay and Leandro Magnusson

A seasonal unit-root test with Stata pp. 422-438

Domenico Depalo

Robust regression in Stata pp. 439-453

Vincenzo Verardi and Christophe Croux

Nonparametric testing of distributions—the Epps–Singleton two-sample test using the empirical characteristic function pp. 454-465

Sebastian Goerg and Johannes Kaiser

Multiple imputation of missing values: Further update of ice, with an emphasis on categorical variables pp. 466-477

Patrick Royston

Speaking Stata: Creating and varying box plots pp. 478-496

Nicholas Cox

Stata tip 77: (Re)using macros in multiple do-files pp. 497-498

Jeph Herrin

Stata tip 78: Going gray gracefully: Highlighting subsets and downplaying substrates pp. 499-503

Nicholas Cox

Stata tip 79: Optional arguments to options pp. 504

Nicholas Cox

Volume 9, issue 2, 2009

Methods for estimating adjusted risk ratios pp. 175-196

Peter Cummings

Updated tests for small-study effects in meta-analyses pp. 197-210

Roger Harbord, Ross J. Harris and Jonathan A. C. Sterne

metandi: Meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy using hierarchical logistic regression pp. 211-229

Roger Harbord and Penny Whiting

Two techniques for investigating interactions between treatment and continuous covariates in clinical trials pp. 230-251

Patrick Royston and Willi Sauerbrei

Multiple imputation of missing values: New features for mim pp. 252-264

Patrick Royston, John B. Carlin and Ian White

Further development of flexible parametric models for survival analysis pp. 265-290

Paul C. Lambert and Patrick Royston

Implementing Horn’s parallel analysis for principal component analysis and factor analysis pp. 291-298

Alexis Dinno

The Skillings–Mack test (Friedman test when there are missing data) pp. 299-305

Mark Chatfield and Adrian Mander

Speaking Stata: I. J. Good and quasi-Bayes smoothing of categorical frequencies pp. 306-314

Nicholas Cox

A statistician’s perspective on “Mostly Harmless Econometrics: An Empiricist's Companion”, by Joshua D. Angrist and Jorn-Steffen Pischke pp. 315-320

Andrew Gelman

Stata tip 76: Separating seasonal time series pp. 321-326

Nicholas Cox

Software updates pp. 327

Editors

Volume 9, issue 1, 2009

Estimation and comparison of receiver operating characteristic curves pp. 1-16

Margaret S. Pepe, Gary Longton and Holly Janes

Accommodating covariates in receiver operating characteristic analysis pp. 17-39

Holly Janes, Gary Longton and Margaret S. Pepe

Multivariate random-effects meta-analysis pp. 40-56

Ian White

Meta-analysis with missing data pp. 57-69

Ian White and Julian P. T. Higgins

A general-purpose method for two-group randomization tests pp. 70-85

Johannes Kaiser and Michael G. Lacy

How to do xtabond2: An introduction to difference and system GMM in Stata pp. 86-136

David Roodman

Speaking Stata: Rowwise pp. 137-157

Nicholas Cox

Review of The Workflow of Data Analysis Using Stata, by J. Scott Long pp. 158-160

Alan C. Acock

Evaluating concavity for production and cost functions pp. 161-165

Christopher Baum and Teresa Linz

Stata tip 73: append with care! pp. 166-168

Christopher Baum

Stata tip 74: firstonly, a new option for tab2 pp. 169-170

Roberto G. Gutierrez and Peter A. Lachenbruch

Stata tip 75: Setting up Stata for a presentation pp. 171-172

Kevin Crow

Software updates pp. 173

Editors

Volume 8, issue 4, 2008

The Blinder–Oaxaca decomposition for linear regression models pp. 453-479

Ben Jann

The Blinder–Oaxaca decomposition for nonlinear regression models pp. 480-492

Mathias Sinning, Markus Hahn and Thomas Bauer

Meta-regression in Stata pp. 493-519

Roger Harbord and Julian P.T. Higgins

A closer examination of subpopulation analysis of complex-sample survey data pp. 520-531

Brady T. West, Patricia Berglund and Steven G. Heeringa

Erratum and discussion of propensity-score reweighting pp. 532-539

Austin Nichols

A shortcut through long loops: An illustration of two alternatives to looping over observations pp. 540-553

Ward Vanlaar

Demand-system estimation: Update pp. 554-556

Brian Poi

Speaking Stata: Distinct observations pp. 557-568

Nicholas Cox and Gary M. Longton

Review of Stata par la pratique: statistiques, graphiques et elements de programmation, by Eric Cahuzac and Christophe Bontemps pp. 569-573

Antoine Terracol

Stata par la pratique: statistiques, graphiques et elements de programmation par Eric Cahuzac et Christophe Bontemps pp. 574-578

Antoine Terracol

Review of Multilevel and Longitudinal Modeling Using Stata, Second Edition, by Sophia Rabe-Hesketh and Anders Skrondal pp. 579-582

Nicholas Horton

Stata tip 69: Producing log files based on successful interactive commands pp. 583-585

Alan R. Riley

Stata tip 70: Beware the evaluating equal sign pp. 586-587

Nicholas Cox

Stata tip 71: The problem of split identity, or how to group dyads pp. 588-591

Nicholas Cox

Stata tip 72: Using the Graph Recorder to create a pseudograph scheme pp. 592-593

Kevin Crow

Software updates pp. 594

Editors

Volume 8, issue 3, 2008

Semiparametric analysis of case–control genetic data in the presence of environmental factors pp. 305-333

Yulia V. Marchenko, Raymond K. Carroll, Danyu Y. Lin, Christopher I. Amos and Roberto G. Gutierrez

Implementing double-robust estimators of causal effects pp. 334-353

Richard Emsley, Mark Lunt, Andrew Pickles and GraHam Dunn

A Stata package for the estimation of the dose–response function through adjustment for the generalized propensity score pp. 354-373

Michela Bia and Alessandra Mattei

Creating print-ready tables in Stata pp. 374-389

Michael Lokshin and Zurab Sajaia

kountry: A Stata utility for merging cross-country data from multiple sources pp. 390-400

Rafal Raciborski

Mata Matters: Macros pp. 401-412

William Gould

Speaking Stata: Correlation with confidence, or Fisher's z revisited pp. 413-439

Nicholas Cox

Review of A Visual Guide to Stata Graphics, Second Edition by Michael N. Mitchell pp. 440-443

Scott Merryman

Stata tip 64: Cleaning up user-entered string variables pp. 444-445

Jeph Herrin and Eva Poen

Stata tip 65: Beware the backstabbing backslash pp. 446-447

Nicholas Cox

Stata tip 66: ds- A hidden gem pp. 448-449

Martin Weiss

Stata tip 67: J() now has greater replicating powers pp. 450-451

Nicholas Cox

Software updates pp. 452

Editors

Volume 8, issue 2, 2008

Multinomial goodness-of-fit: Large-sample tests with survey design correction and exact tests for small samples pp. 147-169

Ben Jann

The Stata command felsdvreg to fit a linear model with two high-dimensional fixed effects pp. 170-189

Thomas Cornelissen

SNP and SML estimation of univariate and bivariate binary-choice models pp. 190-220

Giuseppe De Luca

Production function estimation in Stata using the Olley and Pakes method pp. 221-231

Mahmut Yasar, Rafal Raciborski and Brian Poi

Error-correction–based cointegration tests for panel data pp. 232-241

Damiaan Persyn and Joakim Westerlund

Contour-enhanced funnel plots for meta-analysis pp. 242-254

Tom M. Palmer, Jaime L. Peters, Alex J. Sutton and Santiago G. Moreno

Mata Matters: Overflow, underflow and the IEEE floating-point format pp. 255-268

Jean Marie Linhart

Speaking Stata: Between tables and graphs pp. 269-289

Nicholas Cox

Stata tip 60: Making fast and easy changes to files with filefilter pp. 290-292

Alan R. Riley

Stata tip 61: Decimal commas in results output and data input pp. 293-294

Nicholas Cox

Stata tip 62: Plotting on reversed scales pp. 295-298

Nicholas Cox and Natasha L. M. Barlow

Stata tip 63: Modeling proportions pp. 299-303

Christopher Baum

Volume 8, issue 1, 2008

metan: fixed- and random-effects meta-analysis pp. 3-28

Ross J. Harris, Michael J. Bradburn, Jonathan J. Deeks, Roger Harbord, Douglas G. Altman and Jonathan A. C. Sterne

A tool for deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analysis of epidemiologic studies pp. 29-48

Nicola Orsini, Rino Bellocco, Matteo Bottai, Alicja Wolk and Sander Greenland

A new framework for managing and analyzing multiply imputed data in Stata pp. 49-67

John B. Carlin, John C. Galati and Patrick Royston

Tests for unbalanced error-components models under local misspecification pp. 68-78

Walter Sosa-Escudero and Anil K. Bera

fuzzy: A program for performing qualitative comparative analyses (QCA) in Stata pp. 79-104

Kyle C. Longest and Stephen Vaisey

Speaking Stata: Spineplots and their kin pp. 105-121

Nicholas Cox

Review of Applied Health Economics by Jones, Rice, Bago d’Uva, and Balia pp. 122-128

Stephen Jenkins

Review of Event History Analysis with Stata by Blossfeld, Golsch, and Rohwer pp. 129-133

Frank Kalter

Stata tip 56: Writing parameterized text files pp. 134-136

Rosa Gini

Stata tip 57: How to reinstall Stata pp. 137-138

William Gould

Stata tip 58: nl is not just for nonlinear models pp. 139-141

Brian Poi

Stata tip 59: Plotting on any transformed scale pp. 142-145

Nicholas Cox

Software updates pp. 146

Editors