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Re: st: chi2 goodness-of-fit test
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Frank Gallo <[email protected]>
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statalist <[email protected]>
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Re: st: chi2 goodness-of-fit test
Date
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:54:55 -0400
Thank you all for your answers, which helped.
On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 8:57 AM, Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
> Noting that -csgof- (Michael N. Mitchell, UCLA) does not allow -if-, the
> list of possibilities under this heading includes
>
> -mgof- (Ben Jann, SJ)
>
> SJ-8-2 st0142 . Multinomial GOF: Large-sample svy & small-sample exact
> tests
> (help mgof if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
> B. Jann
> Q2/08 SJ 8(2):147--169
> computes distributional tests for discrete (categorical,
> multinomial) variables and supports large-sample tests for
> complex survey designs and exact tests for small samples
>
> -chitest-, -chitesti- from -tab_chi- (NJC, SSC)
>
> -cagof- in Steve's posting looks like a typo for -csgof-. I'd cavil at
> the description in -csgof- that it's a test for comparing percentages.
> It's a test for comparing frequencies, not quite the same thing.
>
> Nick
> [email protected]
>
> Steven Samuels
>
> As asked by the FAQ, please give the source of all non-official commands
>
> The following will work.
> ***************
> preserve
> keep if variable ==1
> cagof ???
> restore
> ***************
>
> But -mgof- (from SSC) is a better command in many ways, including its
> ability to accept an -if- clause.
>
> On Jul 22, 2010, at 6:53 PM, Frank Gallo wrote:
>
> I want to carry out a chi2 goodness-of-fit test, but I want to add a
> qualifier (e.g., if variable == 1). The csgof command does not allow
> this option. I greatly appreciate any suggestions on how to accomplish
> this task.
>
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