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dc.contributor.authorDowd, B.
dc.contributor.authorGreene, William
dc.contributor.authorNorton, E.
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-24T11:53:15Z
dc.date.available2017-03-24T11:53:15Z
dc.date.created2017-03-23T06:59:55Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationDowd, B. and Greene, W. and Norton, E. 2014. Computation of Standard Errors. Health Services Research. 49 (2): pp. 731-750.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51437
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/1475-6773.12122
dc.description.abstract

Objectives: We discuss the problem of computing the standard errors of functions involving estimated parameters and provide the relevant computer code for three different computational approaches using two popular computer packages. Study Design: We show how to compute the standard errors of several functions of interest: the predicted value of the dependent variable for a particular subject, and the effect of a change in an explanatory variable on the predicted value of the dependent variable for an individual subject and average effect for a sample of subjects. Empirical Application: Using a publicly available dataset, we explain three different methods of computing standard errors: the delta method, Krinsky–Robb, and bootstrapping. We provide computer code for Stata 12 and LIMDEP 10/NLOGIT 5. Conclusions: In most applications, choice of the computational method for standard errors of functions of estimated parameters is a matter of convenience. However, when computing standard errors of the sample average of functions that involve both estimated parameters and nonstochastic explanatory variables, it is important to consider the sources of variation in the function's values.

dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Inc.
dc.titleComputation of Standard Errors
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume49
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage731
dcterms.source.endPage750
dcterms.source.issn0017-9124
dcterms.source.titleHealth Services Research
curtin.departmentSchool of Economics and Finance
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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