************************************ ************************************ ***SOCI 420: ADVANCED METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH ***HYPOTHESIS TESTING I: THE ONE-SAMPLE CASE (chapter 8) ************************************ ************************************ ************************************ ***CLEAR MEMORY ************************************ clear all ************************************ ***CREATE SHORTCUTS AND LOG FILE ************************************ ***Shortcut for folders global codes = "H:\course\codes" global data = "H:\course\data" global output = "H:\course\output" ***Start saving results window log using "$codes\Stata08.log", replace text ************************************ ***OPENING COMMANDS ************************************ ***Tell Stata to not pause for "more" messages set more off ***Open 2021 GSS use "$data\GSS2021.dta", clear ***Complex survey design svyset [weight=wtssnrps], strata(vstrat) psu(vpsu) singleunit(scaled) ************************************ ***ONE-SAMPLE Z-TEST AND t-TEST ************************************ ***Personal income of Veterans (GSS) ***compared to population 15+ (U.S. Census Bureau) ***https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MAPAINUSA646N# ***Mean personal income in 2021 (U.S. Census Bureau) = 57,143 ***Generate dummy variable for Veterans tab vetyears, m gen veteran=. replace veteran=1 if vetyears>=1 & vetyears<=4 // Some years of active duty replace veteran=0 if vetyears==0 // No active duty tab vetyears veteran, m ***Mean personal income of Veterans in 2021 (GSS) svy, subpop(if veteran==1): mean conrinc mean conrinc if veteran==1 ***Is the mean income of Veterans ($49,562.49) significantly lower ***than mean income of population 15+ ($57,143)? ***Z-test (it does not allow the use of weight or complex survey design) ztest conrinc=57143 if veteran==1 ***t-test (it does not allow the use of weight or complex survey design) ttest conrinc=57143 if veteran==1 ************************************ ***ONE-SAMPLE TEST OF PROPORTIONS ************************************ ***Gender composition of sample of adult population (18+) (GSS) ***compared to overall population (U.S. Census Bureau) ***https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045221 ***Percentage of women in the total population in 2021 (U.S. Census Bureau) = 50.5% ***Generate dummy variable for women tab sex tab sex, nolabel generate female=. replace female=0 if sex==1 replace female=1 if sex==2 tab sex female, m ***Percentage of 18+ women in 2021 (GSS) tab female [aweight=wtssnrps] tab female ***Is the percentage of women 18+ (55.94%) significantly higher ***than the percentage of women in the total population (50.5%)? ***Proportion test (it does not allow the use of weight or complex survey design) prtest female=.505 ************************************ ***CLOSING COMMANDS ************************************ ***Save data save "$data\Stata08.dta", replace ***Save log log close