Stata 9 printed manual errata

Errata are available for the following manuals:

Base Reference Manual, Volume 1
Base Reference Manual, Volume 2
Base Reference Manual, Volume 3
Data Management Reference Manual
Graphics Reference Manual
Longitudinal/Panel Data Reference Manual
Mata Reference Manual
Programming Reference Manual
Survival Analysis and Epidemiological Tables Reference Manual
Time-Series Reference Manual
User's Guide
Quick Reference and Index

Base Reference Manual, Volume 1

(1) [R] anova postestimation, p. 76, Description (special interest command table)

The following commands are also of special interest after anova:

commandsdescription

acprplotaugmented component-plus-residual plot
avplotadded-variable plot
avplotsall added-variable plots in a single image
cprplotcomponent-plus-residual plot
lvr2plotleverage-versus-squared-residual plot
rvfplotresidual-versus-fitted plot
rvpplotresidual-versus-predictor plot

For information about these commands, see [R] regress postestimation.
(3) [R] asmprobit, p. 116, second paragraph, second sentence
For the uniform pseudorandom sequence, ... order O(N -1/2). For the uniform pseudorandom sequence, ... order O{(log log N /N)1/2}.
(1) [R] dstdize, p. 301, Syntax – Indirect standardization
istdize   ...   using(filename), istdize   ...   using filename,
(1) [R] dstdize, p. 302, Description, second paragraph, last sentence
The standard population is specified in another Stata data file named in the using option. The standard population is in another Stata data file specified by using filename, and it must contain popvar and stratavars.
(1) [R] glogit postestimation, p. 436, Description
Note that estat ic and lrtest may not be used after glogit and gprobit.
(1) [R] heckman postestimation, p. 462, Description
Note that estat ic and suest may not be used after heckman, twostep.
(1) [R] histogram, p. 498, paragraph under graph, second line
see [G] axis_selection_options. For an explanation ... see [G] axis_choice_options. For an explanation ...
(1) [R] ivprobit, p. 521, last line of output
Wald test of exogeneity:   chi2(1) =     63.90
Prob > chi2 = 0.0000
Wald test of exogeneity:   chi2(1) =      6.50
Prob > chi2 = 0.0108
(1) [R] ivprobit postestimation, p. 527, Description
Note that estat ic and suest may not be used after ivprobit, twostep.
(1) [R] ivtobit, p. 546, Example 2
. ivtobit fem_wage fem_educ kids ... . ivtobit fem_inc fem_educ kids ...
Wald test of exogeneity:   chi2(1) =     103.60
Prob > chi2 = 0.0000
Wald test of exogeneity:   chi2(1) =      4.64
Prob > chi2 = 0.0312
(1) [R] ivtobit postestimation, p. 550, Description
Note that estat ic and suest may not be used after ivtobit, twostep.

Base Reference Manual, Volume 2

(1) [R] kdensity, p. 15, Syntax

fweights and aweights are allowed; see [U] 11.1.6 weight. fweights, aweights, and iweights are allowed; see [U] 11.1.6 weight.
(3) [R] mfp, p. 161, first paragraph, seventh line

... We use mfracpol to build a model ... We use mfp to build a model
(4) [R] ml, p. 206, method d2 evaluator

matrix `negH' = (`d11',`d12' \ `d12',`d22') matrix `negH' = (`d11',`d12' \ `d12'',`d22')
(1) [R] ml, p. 194, Options – continue, second paragraph, third line

... The current value of the log likelihood is used to present a likelihood-ratio test unless robust, cluster(), pweights, or svy is specified because, in that case, a likelihood-ratio test would be inappropriate. ... The current value of the log likelihood is used to present a likelihood-ratio test unless robust, cluster(), pweight, svy, or constraints() is specified. A likelihood-ratio test is inappropriate when robust, cluster(), pweight, or svy is specified. We suggest using lrtest when constraints() is specified.
(1) [R] nlogit, p. 327

(3) [R] qreg, p. 521, third set of command lines

. sqreg y x1 x2, q(.25 .75)
. test [q25]x1 = [q75]x2
. sqreg y x1 x2, q(.25 .75)
. test [q25]x1 = [q75]x1

Base Reference Manual, Volume 3

(3) [R] regress, p. 35, Description, first sentence

regress fits a model of depvar on varlist using linear regression. regress fits a model of depvar on indepvars using linear regression.
(1) [R] roc, p. 111, Syntax (roccomp_options table) and p. 114, Options for roccomp and rocgold

The addplot(plot) option is not available with roccomp. You will receive an error message if you attempt to use this option with roccomp.
(3) [R] sunflower, p. 332, Options section

binar(#) ...

binheight = binwidth × # × sqrt(3)

The default is binar(r), where r results in the rendering of regular hexagons.
binar(#) ...

binheight = binwidth × # × 2/sqrt(3)

where binheight and binwidth are specified in the units of the y and x variables, respectively. The default is binar(r), where r results in the rendering of regular hexagons.

Data Management Reference Manual

(3) [D] functions, p. 171, regexs() function

Description: returns subexpression n from a previous regexm() match, where 0 ≥ n < 10. ...
Description: returns subexpression n from a previous regexm() match, where 0 ≤ n < 10. ...

Graphics Reference Manual

(1) [G] graph other, p. 129, Multivariate analysis

calineplot   correspondence analysis line plot
caprojection   correspondence analysis dimension projection plot
(3) [G] graph twoway, p. 150

pci   pcline with immediate arguments
pci   pcspike with immediate arguments
(1) [G] graph twoway pcarrowi, p. 231, Options
options are as defined in [G] graph twoway pcspike options are as defined in [G] graph twoway pcarrow
(1) [G] graph twoway pci, p. 238–240, title of entry

Twoway pcarrow with immediate arguments Twoway paired-coordinate plot with immediate arguments
(1) [G] graph twoway pci, p. 238, Options
options are as defined in [G] graph twoway pcarrow options are as defined in [G] graph twoway pcspike

Longitudinal/Panel Data Reference Manual

(3) [XT] xtlogit, p. 172, second sentence
The log likelihood, L, where , ... The log likelihood, L, where , ...

Mata Reference Manual

(3) [M-2] op_logical, p. 121, last paragraph
!a, when a is a scalar, evaluates to 1 if a is not equal to zero and 1 otherwise. !a, when a is a scalar, evaluates to 0 if a is not equal to zero and 1 otherwise.

Programming Reference Manual

(3) [P] comments, p. 67, Remarks
The * comment indicator may not be used within Mata.

Survival Analysis and Epidemiological Tables Reference Manual

(3) [ST] epitab, p. 69, first line, and p. 71, second paragraph above Stratified cumulative incidence data
For risk differences, the x2 test of homogeneity is calculated as , where ... For risk differences, the x2 test of homogeneity is calculated as , where ...
(1) [ST] stci, p. 118, first paragraph, second sentence
The 25th percentile, for instance, is obtained as the maximum value ... The 25th percentile, for instance, is obtained as the minimum value ...
(1) [ST] stcox, p. 152
Weights needed to be added to the following formulas:

Schoenfeld residuals are calculated using the Breslow–Peto approach as

Using the Efron approach, we have

Schoenfeld residuals are calculated using the Breslow–Peto approach as

Using the Efron approach, we have

Time-Series Reference Manual

(1) [TS] prais, p. 188, Syntax – options table

Max options
maximize_options   control the maximization process; seldom used
Opt options
optimize_options   control the optimization process; seldom used
(1) [TS] prais, p. 190, Options

Max options
maximize_options: [no]log, tolerance(#); see [R] maximize. These options are seldom used.
Opt options
optimize_options: itererate(#), [no]log, tolerance(#). iterate() specifies the maximum number of iterations. log/nolog specifies whether or not to show the iteration log. tolerance() specifies the tolerance for the coefficient vector; tolerance(1e-6) is the default. These options are seldom used.
(3) [TS] tssmooth shwinters, p. 276, formula for a(t) near bottom of page

User’s Guide

(3) [U] 27.2 The by construct, p. 350, second line of second Stata example

. by person: replace avgbp = bp[_N]
. by person: replace avgbp = avgbp[_N]

Quick Reference and Index

(3) [I] Combined Subject Table of Contents, p. iii, Reshaping datasets
[D] rolling [TS] rolling
(3) [I] Combined Subject Table of Contents, p. iv, Miscellaneous data commands
[D] dydx [R] dydx
(3) [I] Combined Subject Table of Contents, p. v, Basic utilities
[R] obs [D] obs
(3) [I] Combined Subject Table of Contents, p. ix, Basic statistics
[R] statsby [D] statsby
(1) [I] Vignettes index, p. 19

The following were omitted entries:

Cronbach, L. J. (1916–2001)   [R] alpha
Nelder, J. A. (1924– )   [R] glm