I have a more conceptual comment and suggestion rather than any Stata
commands.
I'm assuming that even the whole is a sample.
It is hard for me (and probably for software) to figure out the right
error term when comparing a part to the whole. However, I believe the
answer to the question "Is the mean of this part different from the mean
of the whole" is the same as the answer to the question "Is the mean of
this part different from the mean of the rest of the whole?" That second
question is easy to test. That's how I've done it and suggest doing it.
On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, levinsar wrote:
> Colleagues,
> An update to my earlier question (below): Having used -estimates store- to
> retain both population and subpop results from -svymean-, I'm unable to
> access the population estimate. I'm using
>
> est for * : test [varname]subpopname = [?]?
>
> where -?- and -[?]- = _estimates_name or varname (neither works in any
> combination of the two).
>
> If I can access the population results, I think I will have what I need. Any
> help?
>
> thx...arnold
>
> Arnold H. Levinson, PhD
> Associate Scientist
> Center for Research Methodology and Biometrics
> AMC Cancer Research Center
> 303.777.8801
> fax 303.239.3394
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> Assistant Professor
> Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics
> University of Colorado School of Medicine
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "levinsar" <[email protected]>
> To: "Statalist" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 7:30 AM
> Subject: Including population mean in svymean by subpops
>
>
> > Colleagues,
> > I would like to estimate a population mean and subpopulation means
> > simultaneously, using -svymean- , in order to -svytest- selected subpop
> > means against the population mean. Is there a straightforward way to do
> > this? Alternatively, can results from one -svymean- estimation be
> preserved
> > for -svytest- while running a second -svymean- estimation?
> >
> > thx....arnold
> >
> > Arnold H. Levinson, PhD
> > Associate Scientist
> > Center for Research Methodology and Biometrics
> > AMC Cancer Research Center
> > 303.777.8801
> > fax 303.239.3394
> > [email protected]
> > Assistant Professor
> > Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics
> > University of Colorado School of Medicine
> > [email protected]
> >
>
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