Stata/Binomial Outcome Models

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Binomial outcome models[edit | edit source]

  • The logit model can be estimated using logit or glm and the probit model with probit or glm.
. clear
. set obs 10000
obs was 0, now 10000 
. gen u = invnorm(uniform())
. gen x = invnorm(uniform())
. gen ystar = x + u
. gen y = (ystar > 0)
. eststo clear 
. eststo : qui : reg ystar x
(est1 stored)
. eststo : qui : glm y x, family(binomial) link(logit)
(est2 stored)
. eststo : qui : logit y x
(est3 stored)
. eststo : qui : glm y x, family(binomial) link(probit)
(est4 stored)
. eststo : qui : probit y x
(est5 stored)
. esttab , se


Scobit[edit | edit source]

  • Scobit (Skewed logistic regression) was developped by Jonathan Nagler 1994 (American Journal of Political Science). The idea is two estimate a skewness parameter of the underlying distribution.
. global N = 2000 
. global alpha = 1
. clear
. set obs $N
obs was 0, now 2000
. gen u = ln(uniform()^(-1/$alpha) - 1)
. gen x = uniform()
. global beta = 2 
. gen y = ($beta * x + u > 0)

.  
. scobit y x 

Fitting logistic model:

Iteration 0:   log likelihood =  -1190.598
Iteration 1:   log likelihood = -1126.9573
Iteration 2:   log likelihood = -1125.9604
Iteration 3:   log likelihood = -1125.9597
Iteration 4:   log likelihood = -1125.9597

Fitting full model:

Iteration 0:   log likelihood = -1125.9597  
Iteration 1:   log likelihood = -1125.9459  
Iteration 2:   log likelihood = -1125.8543  
Iteration 3:   log likelihood = -1125.8241  
Iteration 4:   log likelihood = -1125.8008  
Iteration 5:   log likelihood = -1125.7376  
Iteration 6:   log likelihood =  -1125.731  
Iteration 7:   log likelihood =  -1125.724  
Iteration 8:   log likelihood = -1125.7185  
Iteration 9:   log likelihood = -1125.7158  
Iteration 10:  log likelihood = -1125.7144  
Iteration 11:  log likelihood =  -1125.714  
Iteration 12:  log likelihood = -1125.7139  
Iteration 13:  log likelihood = -1125.7139  

Skewed logistic regression                      Number of obs     =       2000
                                                Zero outcomes     =        565
Log likelihood = -1125.714                      Nonzero outcomes  =       1435

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           y |      Coef.   Std. Err.      z    P>|z|     [95% Conf. Interval]
-------------+----------------------------------------------------------------
           x |   4.290739   7.563589     0.57   0.571    -10.53362     19.1151
       _cons |   1.737008   4.256165     0.41   0.683    -6.604923    10.07894
-------------+----------------------------------------------------------------
    /lnalpha |  -1.068748   1.993377    -0.54   0.592    -4.975694    2.838198
-------------+----------------------------------------------------------------
       alpha |   .3434382   .6846017                      .0069037    17.08495
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Likelihood-ratio test of alpha=1:   chi2(1) =     0.49    Prob > chi2 = 0.4832

note: Likelihood-ratio tests are recommended for inference with scobit models.