Class 14 October 16, 2013

Standardization Bivariate Analysis and Visualization in Stata

Homework: Homework 6 (Due M 10/28) Supplemental Reading: Gentle Intro 6.1 and 6.2

Standardization
How far from the mean is atypical? Is an observation close to or far away from the mean? Examples: Calculate the income for a person who is two standard deviations above the mean. (Limit analysis to working-aged people) Find the mean income for a high school graduate. Is the average income for a high school graduate far away from the overall mean?
(Limit analysis to working-aged people)

Find the mean income for a woman. Is the average income for a woman far away from the overall mean? (Limit analysis to working-aged
people)

Bivariate Analysis
What is the high school graduation rate by race? [two categorical] What is the average income by gender? [one
continuous and one categorical]

What is the relationship between income and education? [two continuous]

Bivariate Analysis Stata Command Syntax

Two Categorical Variables:
tab rowvar coloumvar if statements, row col cel Histograms Pie Graphs

One Continuous and One Categorical Variable:

tab categoricalvar if statements, sum(continuousvar) Bar graphs Box Plots

Two Continuous Variables:

corr var1 var2 if statements linear regression (were on the way) scatter plots

What is the high school graduation rate by race?

Is there a difference in graduation rates depending on race? What is the race gap in graduation? What is the distribution of race depending on high school graduation status?

What is the average income by gender?

What is the gender gap in income? Is there a gender difference in income? Do men and women earn different incomes on average?

What is the relationship between income and education?

How are income and education correlated? What are the income returns to education? How does income differ for people of differing levels of education?