--- "Joao Ricardo F. Lima" <[email protected]> wrote:
> reading Maarten's answer, I would like to ask if this procedure is
> correct:
>
> ******
> " // creating predictions while keeping other variables constant
> // predicted probabilities of urban women of average age
> preserve
> sum age if e(sample), meanonly
> replace age = r(mean)
> replace female = 1
> replace rural = 0
>
> predict pra*, pr
> table race , c(m pra1 m pra2 m pra3 m pra4 m pra5)
>
> restore"
> ***************
> because the value of r(mean) (sample) is different of svy: mean
> (population):
Good catch, using -svy: mean- does seem more reasonable.
thanks,
Maarten
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Maarten L. Buis
Department of Social Research Methodology
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Boelelaan 1081
1081 HV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
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+31 20 5986715
http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/
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