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Re: st: test for independence for variables adding to 100%
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Re: st: test for independence for variables adding to 100%
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Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:13:46 +0200
I think a test for independence doesn't make sense in your case: those variables are dependent by construction. However, you could evaluate how a variable affects the relative weight of the other two. To explain what I mean, being q1, q2 and q3 the rate of Elementary, Middle and High Schoolers respectively, you could see how q3 affects q1/(q1+q2).
Federico
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Da: "Lim, Raymond" <[email protected]>
Data: Thursday, April 14, 2011 18:11
Oggetto: st: test for independence for variables adding to 100%
A: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> Hello Statalisters,
> Say you have teams composed of 3 types of people: elementary
> schoolers, middle schoolers, high schoolers. How do you test
> whether teams with a high percentage of high schooler also have
> a high percentage of elementary schoolers? The tricky part is
> the three must sum to 100% so having a high percent of one group
> automatically means having a low percent of the other groups.
>
> Thanks,
> -Raymond
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