Tobias,
Quoting Tobias Hofmann <[email protected]>:
> Dear all,
>
> This is a small "update" to the problem I posted before.
>
> Using a different ordered categorical dependent variable, Stata 8.2
> doesn't
> tell me that the "outcome does not vary" this time. However, the
> output is
> as mysterious as before. Besides, -search r(2000)- is not
> particularly
> instructive.
>
> . rfprobit y2 x1 x2, i(country)
-rfprobit- is a user-written random-effects probit, so it isn't making use
of the ordering. Is this what you intended? If so, you might want to
try -xtprobit-, which is the official Stata random-effect probit routine.
--Mark
>
> Constant-only model
> rho = 0.0 Log Likelihood = -115.33963
> rho = 0.1 Log Likelihood ~ -71.47475
> rho = 0.2 Log Likelihood ~ -53.679395
> rho = 0.3 Log Likelihood ~ -43.642044
> rho = 0.4 Log Likelihood ~ -37.060202
> rho = 0.5 Log Likelihood ~ -31.396172
> rho = 0.6 Log Likelihood ~ -25.898749
> rho = 0.7 Log Likelihood ~ -21.31849
> rho = 0.8 Log Likelihood ~ -18.051591
> rho = 0.9 Log Likelihood ~ -15.209674
> Iteration 0: Log Likelihood = -15.209674
> (nonconcave function encountered)
> rho >= 1, set to rho = 0.99
> rho >= 1, set to rho = 0.99
> rho >= 1, set to rho = 0.99
> Iteration 1: Log Likelihood = -10.397214
> (nonconcave function encountered)
> no observations
> r(2000);
>
> Does anyone have an idea?
>
> Yours,
> Tobias
>
> PS: If this question (or the last one) is utterly stupid, please
> tell me!
> ;-]
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tobias Hofmann
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 4:53 PM
> To: '[email protected]'
> Subject: RE: st: Fixed-effects and the ordered logit/probit model
>
> Dear Statalisters,
>
> Having read Marc's quick response to Eric's question, I just wanted
> to give
> those two commands (-reoprob- and -gllamm-) a try. However, the
> (non-existent) results were rather disappointing. Running -reoprob-
> Stata
> 8.2 told me "outcome does not vary" and running -gllamm- Stata has
> not even
> bother to tell me anything within the last 25 minutes. What could be
> the
> reasons for these strange results?
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Tobias
>
> PS: The model consists of one dependent variable with 3 different
> values (1,
> 2 and 3), two continuous independent variables, 15 countries and 20
> years.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 3:33 PM
> To: [email protected]; Eric Neumayer
> Subject: Re: st: Fixed-effects and the ordered logit/probit model
>
> Eric,
>
> Quoting Eric Neumayer <[email protected]>:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > the statistic for computing an ordered logit/probit model with
> fixed
> > effects is extremely complex, which is why Stata has no routine
> such
> > as xtoprobit or xtologit, right? So, how would one interpret the
>
> > results if someone were to introduce country dummies in an oprobit
>
> > model to estimate the following?
> >
> > xi: oprobit y x i.country
> >
>
> This came up on Statalist about a year ago, and generated a thread
> which
> included a very informative response from Bill Gould, Vince Wiggins
> and
> David Drukker:
>
> http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2003-09/msg00103.html
>
> The bottom line is that the estimator isn't consistent, and if you
> use it
> you'll probably get "awful" results. As others in the thread
> pointed out,
> the most appealing alternative is probably random effects ordered
> probit
> using -reoprob- or -gllamm-.
>
> Cheers,
> Mark
>
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