by Xiao Chen, Phil Ender, Michael Mitchell & Christine Wells
(in alphabetical order)
The aim of these materials is to help you increase your skills in using
logistic regression analysis
with Stata. This web book does not
teach logistic regression, per se, but focuses on how to perform logistic regression
using Stata. It is assumed
that you have read the
Regression with Stata web book, are skilled in logistic
regression, and have
access to a logistic regression textbook that explains the theoretical background of the
materials covered in these chapters. These
materials also assume you are familiar with using Stata, for example that you
have taken the Introduction to Stata class or have
equivalent knowledge of Stata.
Accessing the Data Files
All data files used in the book are
available as Stata (.dta) files. The files can be downloaded from within
Stata. The general form of the command looks as follows:
use https://stats.idre.ucla.edu/stat/stata/webbooks/logistic/filename
where filename is replace by the name of the file. Once you have loaded the data
file into your computer’s memory, you should save it to the local hard disk so that it
will load faster when you use the file in the future.
- Chapter 1 – Introduction
- Chapter 2 – Categorical Variables
- Chapter 3 – Logistic Regression Diagnostics
- Chapter 4 – Multinomial Logistic Regression (under construction)
- Chapter 5 – Ordinal Logistic
Regression (under construction) - Chapter 6 – Conditional Logit (under construction)
Additional Recommended Readings
- Stata Manuals. While the help files in Stata are
helpful, it is important to have Stata manuals to learn about
the Stata commands. - Logistic Regression Books. Since this course does not
teach the concepts behind logistic regression, it is important to have a
textbook on logistic regression as a companion. We would highly recommend
Regression Models
for Categorical and Limited Dependent Variables Using Stata, Third Edition
by J. Scott Long and Jeremy Freese, since this book covers logistic models
(and others) using Stata. For more books on logistic regression we invite
you to see our
Statistics Books for Loan
on Logistic Regression and Related Methods.