--- Plamen Nikolov <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have a quick question about logit in Stata. I am running a logit
> regression on 1000 observations. I save the coefficient estimates of
> the logit. What will be the most efficient way to apply the estimates
> to a new dataset to generate a new set of predicted probability for
> the new dataset observations?
The easiest way, is to estimate your -logit- in the first dataset, open
the second dataset, and than use -predict-. All you need to watch out
for is that all variables you used in your -logit- model are also
present in your second dataset. See the example below:
*----------------------- begin example --------------------
// make two files
tempfile a b
sysuse auto, clear
gen good = rep78 > 3 if rep78 < .
keep if foreign == 1
save `a'
sysuse auto, clear
keep if foreign == 0
save `b'
// estimate logit
use `a', clear
logit good gear_ratio turn
// calculate scores in file b
use `b', clear
predict pr
*-------------------- end example -------------------------
(For more on how to use examples I sent to the Statalist, see
http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/stata/exampleFAQ.html )
Hope this helps,
Maarten
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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1081 HV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
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+31 20 5986715
http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/
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