Stata Companion to Political Analysis

With a robust statistical package and eye-catching graphics Stata is fast becoming the statistical program of choice for political scientists. For speed, versatility, comprehensiveness, and ease-of-use, Stata is hard to beat. It can be a little daunting for beginning students, but no longer. Philip Pollock’s accessible introduction to the program offers students a step-by-step tutorial, leading them through descriptive statistics, cross-tabulation analysis, mean comparisons, linear correlation and regression (including dummy variables and interaction effects), and logistic regression—all tailored to political science material. With over 40 carefully crafted exercises and generous use of annotated screenshots, students will be navigating Stata’s graphics routines in no time. XX feature boxes highlight some of Stata’s special capabilities while a concluding chapter provides guidance on how to set up a research project, as well as how to use Stata to read raw data.Pollock, Philip H., III is the author of 'Stata Companion to Political Analysis', published 2006 under ISBN 9780872893054 and ISBN 0872893057.