Yvonne,
You can compute the z-values that -lincom- produces as:
z = ln(OR)*OR/se
where OR and se are the values you posted to your file.
The reported p-values are p = 2*(1-norm(abs(z))).
Tom
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Metrika Consulting [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 6:15 AM
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> Subject: st: Calculate z-values
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>
> Hello,
> Does anyone know how to calculate z-values from odds ratios
> and standard errors of odds ratios?
>
> I have run a hugh amount of "logit..., robust or"
> regressions followed by "lincom....., or", and I have posted
> all the r(estimate) and r(se) to a new file. The new file
> thus contains one variable with odds ratios and one variable
> with the standard errors of odds ratios. How can I construct
> a new variable with the z-values (or some approximation of
> z-values)? I thought that "gen z = ln(odds ratio) / ln(se)"
> would do it but it is obviously not the right way to do it.
>
> Best,
> Yvonne
>
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