--- [email protected] wrote:
> I compute the marginal effects for my probit model by using dprobit.
> Now I have to interpret them. What is different from interpreting the
> normal results of probit? Why should I use marginal effects? Can
> anybody tell me how these marginal effects are estimated (formula or
> a reference).
A very good explanation of this issue can be found in:
J. Scott Long and Jeremy Freese (2006) "Regression Models for
Categorical Dependent Variables Using Stata", 2nd Edition. College
Station: Stata Press. http://www.stata.com/bookstore/regmodcdvs.html
Hope this helps,
Maarten
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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