Regression Models For Categorical Dependent Variables using Stata - Long and Freeze (The Stata Press 2001).pdf

REGRESSION MODELS FOR
CATEGORICAL DEPENDENT
VARIABLES USING STATA
J. SCOTT LONG
Department of Sociology
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
JEREMY FREESE
Department of Sociology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
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Contents
Preface xv
I General Information 1
1 Introduction 3
What is this book about? . .............................. 3
Which models are considered? . . . ......................... 4
Who is this book for? . . . .............................. 5
How is the anized? .............................. 5
What software do you need? ............................. 6
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