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When working with time-series data, especially in economics, you will often need to enter and analyze data that are sorted by quarter. Creating quarters can be difficult in some statistical problems and easier in others. For example, eViews makes...
When working with time-series data, especially in economics, you will often need to graph data as they change over time. In this blog, we’ll show you how to use Stata to create a time-series line.
A histogram is the most common way to illustrate the distribution of a continuous variable. Histograms are extremely common in academic papers with a quantitative bent. In this blog, we’ll show you how to use Stata to create...
A box plot is a graphic that illustrates the distribution of a continuous variable through an interquartile range. Box plots are common graphics in academic papers, research essays, and theses that are quantitatively oriented. In this blog post, we’ll show you how to create a box plot in Stata.
Summary statistics give you an overview of the distribution of a continuous variable through various measurements. Summary statistics must be reported in academic papers, research essays, and theses that are quantitatively oriented. In this blog post, we’ll show...
Analysis of variance (ANOVA) exists in order to determine whether there is an effect of an independent variable with more than two levels on a dependent variable that is continuously distributed. ANOVA can be accompanied by Tukey’s post hoc test in order to...
Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL) is perhaps the best free online resource for providing insight into academic formats. As you’ll rapidly come to know when writing an academic paper, research essay, or thesis, you have to...
One of the great things about statistics programs is that, when you know how, you can generate data without merely typing it in. In Stata, there are many ways to generate data, so much so that hundreds of pages of...
In this blog post, we will recommend some books that can guide you in academic writing formats for your academic paper, research paper or thesis.
Logistic regression is conducted when an outcome or dependent variable can have only two values, typically 0 or 1. This type of statistical procedure is often utilized in academic essays, research papers, and theses that are...
In academic essays, research papers, and theses that are quantitative and contain results related to the administration of a scale, students often have to pay attention to Cronbach’s Alpha. Cronbach’s Alpha is a measure of the...
In the language of statistical software, string variables are variables encoded in names rather than numbers. In writing your academic essay, research paper, or thesis, you might be using string data that subsequently create difficulty when...
Begin writing your academic paper as soon as possible to reduce anxiety. Remember, you need ample time to process your ideas. Stay focused on the essay question while writing. Be as responsive as possible to...
After conducting linear regression in a program such as Stata, you will want to conduct some diagnostics and check some assumptions. This is part of more advanced ordinary least squares (OLS) regression procedures commonly...
Earlier, we showed you what correlation looks like on scatter plots and described how the Pearson correlation coefficient, r, can vary from -1 to 1. In this post, we’ll provide some details on...
Earlier, we showed you what correlation looks like on scatter plots and described how the Pearson correlation coefficient, r, can vary from -1 to 1. In this post, we’ll provide some details on...
Ordinary least squares (OLS) regression, also known as linear regression, is a common statistical procedure. Many academic papers, research essays, and theses include OLS regression. In this blog entry, we’ll show you how to...
Ordinary least squares (OLS) regression, also known as linear regression, is a common statistical procedure. Many academic papers, research essays, and theses include OLS regression. In this blog entry, we’ll show you how to use R to...
IBM’s SPSS is one of the most commonly used statistical programs. Many students who write quantitatively oriented research papers, academic essays, and theses use IBM SPSS, sometimes because...
Earlier, we showed you what correlation looks like on scatterplots and described how the Pearson correlation coefficient, r, can vary from -1 to 1. In this post, we’ll provide some details on how to...
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