Sorry, I mean 90 percent of the depedent variable values is zero.
> Dear STATAlist users,
>
> I am trying to decide a model for a count dependent variable. Based on
> the summary and tabulation of my dependent variable, I found the evidence
> of both overdisperson (variance > mean) and excess-zero (about 10 percent
> is zero.) I did some test about poisson, nbreg, zip and zinb but not sure
> which model I should use.
>
> Because pweight cannot be used for LR test, I took weight out in all
> estimation II am not sure this will affect the result a lot). The results
> are:
>
> 1) poisson vs. nbreg: LR test of alpha=0: chibar2(01) = 1047.64
> Prob>=chibar2 = 0.000
>
> 2) poisson vs. zip (inflate all regressors used for estimating count
> outcome):
>
> log likelihood for poisson: -6214.3391
> log likelihood for zip: -5168.085
>
> 3) poisson vs. zip (inflate part of the regressors used for estimating
> count outcome):
>
> log likelihood for poisson: -6214.3391
> log likelihood for zip: -5257.639
>
> (*** I don't understand the inflate option for ZIP/ZINB estimation. STATA
> help menu says inflate is not optional, and is used to "specify the
> equation that determines whether the observed count is zero". In my
> model, there are X number of regressors used to predict the outcome.
> Shall I use all of them in the varlist of "inflate"? I did test to use a
> different cohort of regressors. What should be put in the varlist of
> "inflate" anyway"???)
>
> 4) nbreg vs. zinb (inflate part of the regressors used for estimating
> count outcome):
> Vuong Test of Zinb vs. Neg. Bin: Std. Normal = 16.20 Pr> Z =
> 0.0000
>
> 5) nbreg vs. zinb (inflate part of the regressors used for estimating
> count outcome):
> Vuong Test of Zinb vs. Neg. Bin: Std. Normal = 10.70 Pr> Z =
> 0.0000
>
>
> I am lost in the jungle of the test. Can anybody tell me how to decide
> the model? Or should I conduct more test?
>
> THanks a lot...........
>
>
> Ying
>
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Ying Wang
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