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st: RE: parametric or non-parametric
I personally would argue that there are no such things as "nonparametric
methods". They should be called "rank methods", and are based on rank
order parameters, which can be estimated with confidence limits. They
are particularly suitable for use with Likert scales (I think). For
details of how to use these methods in Stata, see Newson (2002), Newson
(2006a) and Newson (2008b).
I hope this helps.
Roger
Reherences
Newson R. Parameters behind "nonparametric" statistics: Kendall's tau,
Somers' D and median differences. The Stata Journal 2002; 2(1): 45-64.
Download pre-publication draft from
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/nhli/r.newson/papers.htm
Newson R. Confidence intervals for rank statistics: Somers' D and
extensions. The Stata Journal 2006a; 6(3): 309-334. Download
pre-publication draft from
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/nhli/r.newson/papers.htm
Newson R. Confidence intervals for rank statistics: Percentile slopes,
differences, and ratios. The Stata Journal 2006b; 6(4): 497-520.
Download pre-publication draft from
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/nhli/r.newson/papers.htm
Roger Newson
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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jen McCormick
Sent: 24 August 2007 17:38
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Subject: st: parametric or non-parametric
I have a question regarding using parametric versus non-parametric
analyses.
A colleague and I conducted a national survey (n=845). Much of our data
are from Likert-scale based questions. We have been exploring the
options for analysis and have found some differences of opinion in the
literature on whether parametric methods should be used with these kind
of data (versus nonparametric). My question is whether anyone has had
experience analyzing Likert scale data (5 point, anchored scale) using
parametric methods and how you transformed the data to correct for
non-normal distribution.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions or references.
Jen
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