Liren Zhou replied to Maarten Buis:
> What are you talking about? Yes, i know there are other
> models(softwares) can handle the ordered dependent variable, now i
> want to try ologit. clogit can not handle the ordered outcome. Can you
> tell me with ologit apply my case? As for the multiple row, it is not
> multiple records. It is just multiple rows for each records.
With all due respect, you're not paying _any_ attention to what
Maarten correctly advised you (nor Nick, for that matter).
I understand what you're saying, but disabuse yourself of this
obsession with -ologit-: -clogit- really is a better solution to your
research question. You need to think of it as a choice between five
alternatives. As you correctly stated, the choice is _not_ ordered, so
why can't you see that this logically invalidates the use of -ologit-?
-clogit- is designed precisely to fit models to the kind of data you
have.
If you need help in how to set up your data for the use of -clogit-
(or perhaps even -asclogit- if necessary), then try reading Chapter 7
of Long and Freese's excellent textbook (reference below), where you
may find their -case2alt- command useful (downloadable from SSC).
Hope all that helps: and don't bite the hand that feeds you! :)
--
Clive Nicholas
[Please DO NOT mail me personally here, but at
<[email protected]>. Thanks!]
Long JS and Freese J (2006) "Regression Models For Categorical
Dependent Variables Using Stata" (2nd ed), College Station, TX: Stata
Press.
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