A Gentle Introduction to Stata, Sixth Edition by Alan C. Acock

What's new in this edition:

• New section discussing how to account for missing values using full-information maximum-likelihood (FIML) estimation in SEM
• Introduction to using Stata 15's new power rsquared command for power-and-sample-size calculations for linear regression
• New section demonstrating how to evaluate convergent and discriminant validity of measures
• More examples and explanation of effect-size calculations for t tests and ANOVA
• Additional examples of interpreting model results using margins and marginsplot
• Screenshots of menus, dialogs, and interface updated for Stata 15

Audience:

• Those wanting to learn Stata, from data entry and data management to analysis and graphics
• Users who are unfamiliar with statistical packages
• Teachers of introductory statistics courses, especially in the social or behavioral sciences
• Anyone wanting to become proficient in Stata