Survey analysis experts:
I have data from a stratified two-stage school survey. The first stage sampled schools within strata, the second sampled classrooms within selected schools.
When estimating variables of interest at the school level, I get hugely different variance estimates running Stata vs. SAS or SUDAAN. Stata's estimates are generally a lot smaller than SAS's or SUDAAN's, and the latter to are similar or identical to each other.
My Stata svyset statement is:
svyset skulid [pw=skulwt], strata(strat) fpc(fpc) || classid
My SAS/SUDAAN design statements are the equivalent.
Any idea of what's going on here?
Thx...arnold
Arnold H. Levinson, PhD
Assistant Professor of Community and Behavioral Health
Colorado School of Public Health
Director, Tobacco & Amendment 35 Program Evaluation Group (TPEG, APEG)
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