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Re: st: RE: Descriptives using multiple-imputed complex survey design data
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Re: st: RE: Descriptives using multiple-imputed complex survey design data
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Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:55:05 -0500
" In that case, there is no reason to describe the population."
This was too strong. In a study to test means and proportions, for
example, I will certainly display population estimates in important
subgroups.
-Steve
On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 4:33 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Rosie asked: ..."is it a common practice to do descriptive analysis
> (mean, proportion, cross-tabs) using all design features, including
> weight, strata, and cluster variables? I had assumed that it
> is....But then do people use the descriptive statistics to make
> inference to the population?"
>
>
> It depends on the purpose of your study. For most studies, I describe
> the *sample* as is, so that people can see the n's. If the purpose
> of the study is describe the population, then I also use -tab- -mean-
> -prop- survey commands with full features.. But frequently, the
> purpose is analytic (regression, testing associations) and much is
> known about the population (from a census, for example). In that
> case, there is no reason to describe the population.
>
> I suggest that you read a good introductory survey text, for example
> Sharon Lohr's Sampling: Design and Analysis.
>
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