Thank you.
Then I will use the findit command next time.
Best Regards.
Lina Jonsson
> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> Fr�n: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] F�r Maarten buis
> Skickat: den 23 april 2008 14:15
> Till: [email protected]
> �mne: Re: SV: st: Problems with calculating marginal effects
> for categorical variables in ologit models
>
> -margeff-, and quite a number of other packages, have
> appeared in the Stata Journal and also on SSC. Usually, but
> not always, the stuff present of SSC is more recent than the
> stuff that appears in the Stata Journal. You can find both by
> typing -findit margeff-.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Maarten
>
> --- Lina Jonsson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Eva,
> >
> > When I updated margeff it works! But I downloaded the
> margeff package
> > just a few hours ago after searching for margeff using the search
> > command in Stata. Next time I want to download a package, should I
> > download it from someplace else to get the latest version?
> >
> > Thank you!
> >
> > And also thanks to Richard Williams that also suggested to update
> > which I then didn�t try since I just had downloaded the package
> >
> > /Lina
> >
> >
> > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> > > Fr�n: [email protected]
> > > [mailto:[email protected]] F�r Eva Poen
> > > Skickat: den 23 april 2008 11:23
> > > Till: [email protected]
> > > �mne: Re: st: Problems with calculating marginal effects for
> > > categorical variables in ologit models
> > >
> > > Lina,
> > >
> > > I cannot reproduce this error. The following example
> works fine for
> > > me in Stata 9 and 10. -which margeff- returns *!
> > > Version 2.1.7 (10 March 2008) on my machine.
> > >
> > >
> > > *** example
> > > sysuse auto, clear
> > > xi: ologit rep78 foreign i.headroom [pweight=price]
> margeff margeff,
> > > dummies(_I*)
> > > *** end
> > >
> > > If this example doesn't work for you, try updating -margeff-.
> > > It might be out of date. Also, tell us which version of Stata you
> > > are using.
> > >
> > > Eva
> > >
> > >
> > > 2008/4/23 Lina Jonsson <[email protected]>:
> > > > Hello.
> > > >
> > > > I recieve the same error message when I'm using margeff
> > > after ologit.
> > > >
> > > > When entering:
> > > >
> > > > xi: ologit F24 i.SDO i.F17_A [pweight=VIKT] if F24!=6 margeff,
> > > > dummies(_I*)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I recieve:
> > > >
> > > > [_cut1] not found
> > > > r(111);
> > > >
> > > > But I don't think the problem lies within the dummies
> > > option because
> > > > I recieve the same error message when I'm using the margeff
> > command
> > > > without specifying , dummies(_I*)
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas what could be the problem?
> > > >
> > > > Best regards
> > > >
> > > > /Lina Jonsson
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Fr�n:
> > > > [email protected]
> > > > > [mailto:[email protected]] F�r Joao
> > > Ricardo F.
> > > > Lima > Skickat: den 22 april 2008 13:31 > Till:
> > > > [email protected] > �mne: Re: st: Problems with
> > > > calculating marginal effects for > categorical variables in
> > ologit
> > > > models > > Eva, > > or then > > margeff,
> dummies(d*) > >
> > > > because he said "D are all dummies for which you want to >
> > > calculate
> > > > the marginal > > effects" not B.
> > > > >
> > > > > Best,
> > > > >
> > > > > Joao Lima
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > 2008/4/22, Eva Poen <[email protected]>:
> > > > > > I cannot reproduce your problem using the auto data
> > > (see example
> > > > > > below). Btw, it's unlikely that you have literally
> > > typed -Margeff,
> > > > > > dummies (B *)-. Instead, you probably wrote -margeff,
> > > dummies(B*)-.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Also, you said "D are all dummies for which you want to >
> > > > calculate the > > marginal effects". The option -dummies- does
> > not
> > > > mean that marginal > > effects will be calculated only
> for these
> >
> > > > variables. The option > > ensures that, for the process of
> > > > calculating marginal effects, only > > one of the dummies
> > > will be set
> > > > equal to 1, while all others > are set to 0.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If you send the exact code of your ologit model and
> > > the margeff
> > > > > > command to the list, people will be more likely to help.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Eva
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ** example
> > > > > > sysuse auto, clear
> > > > > > tab headroom, gen(hr) /* create dummies */ ologit rep78 >
> > > > foreign hr1 > > hr2 hr3 hr4 hr5 hr6 hr7 margeff,
> > > dummies(hr*) > >
> > > > ** end of example > > > > > > > > > > 2008/4/22,
> > > > [email protected] > <[email protected]>:
> > > > > > > Dear users,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > My question is following one: I do not know how to
> > > calculate
> > > > > > > average marginal effects (AME) for categorical
> > > variables > with
> > > > more > > > than two categories?
> > > > > > > In my ordered logit model, I have a dependent
> > > variable with 4
> > > > > > > categories and 5 categorical explanatory variables, 3
> > > of > them
> > > > with > > > more than two categories. I tried to implement
> > > the method
> > > > > of Tam�s > > > Bartus which is decribed in his article
> > > "Estimation
> > > > of > marginal effects using margeff"
> > > > > > > (2005). His suggestion is to use the following command:
> > > > > > > Margeff, dummies (B *)
> > > > > > > where D are all dummies for which you want to
> > > calculate the >
> > > > > > marginal effects.
> > > > > > > The problem is that by trying to do this I got the >
> > > > following error:
> > > > > > > "[_cut1] not found" r(111)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I would appreciate very much any suggestions.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > *
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> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
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