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Resampling variance estimation for complex survey data: S. Kolenikov
Optimal power transformation via inverse response plots: C. Lindsey and S. Sheather
Model fit assessment via marginal model plots: C. Lindsey and S. Sheather
Analyzing longitudinal data in the presence of informative drop-out: The jmre1 command: N. Pantazis and G. Touloumi
Computing Murphy–Topel-corrected variances in a heckprobit model with endogeneity: J. Muro, C. Suárez, and M. Zamora
Multivariate outlier detection in Stata: V. Verardi and C. Dehon
Data envelopment analysis: Y. Ji and C. Lee
Speaking Stata: Finding variables: N. J. Cox
Review of Multivariable Model-building: A Pragmatic Approach to Regression Analysis Based on Fractional Polynomials for Modeling Continuous Variables, by Royston and Sauerbrei: W. D. Dupont
Stata tip 86: The missing() function: B. Rising
Stata tip 87: Interpretation of interactions in nonlinear models: M. L. Buis
Stata tip 88: Efficiently evaluating elasticities with the margins command: C. F. Baum
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