Hello,
After many unfruitful hours perusing STATA manuals and the Archives, I thought
it might be best to query the knowledgeable group on the listserve.
One of my independent variables for my panel dataset ranges from a scale of 1
to 7. My professor therefore suggested that I investigate ologit and oprobit
models for my regressions. Unfortunately, my dependent variables are
uncooperative in this respect because they all have a range of more than 50
categories.
I have looked at a kdensity of my dependent variables and used the tabulate
command for assistance in determining where to impose cut points. I am aware
of "hordered" which performs a Hausman-type specification test whether
categories in a ologit or oprobit model can be joined or dropped. To this end
it estimates another ologit/oprobit model with a collaped response.
My question though is how do I go about grouping my data? How do I divide my
data into for example three ordered groups? I think I am missing some basic
STATA manipulation....
Many thanks,
Tania Polcyn
Master's of Development Economics
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Canada
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