Description
This assignment is basic on statistics, Stata software(download link down below) and excel.
The professor, wants to know what is the dependent variable of the list that he gave you. Of that excel sheets which dependent varable? Which one is going to be impacted by the variable?
Choose one of the two data sets available below.
Import the data into Stata and choose the following:
1 dependent variable
1 independent variable
At least 1 control variable
In a Word Document, describe how each of your variables is measured. Include descriptive statistics for each:
Mean
Min/max
Standard deviation
How the variable is measured (nominal, ordinal, etc)
Describe the proposed mechanism of causality between your independent and dependent variable and explain why you chose that control variable. Provide a hypotheses.
Include a reference to 1 peer reviewed journal article that supports your theory.
Run a regression in stata with your variables.
Command = regress (Dep var) (Ind var) (cont var 1) (cont var 2…..n)
Copy the stata output into your report and talk about the following:
Coefficient
T value
P value
Confidence intervals
R squared
Write one paragraph describing the results of your analysis as they relate to your initial hypothesis.