Written by:
Ylva B Almquist
Introduction
Confidence intervals for counts can be calculated for continuous variables that are counts.
Function
| Basic command |
ci means varlist, poisson |
| Useful options |
ci means varlist, poisson level(#) |
| Explanations | |
varlist | Insert the name(s) of the variable(s) that you want to use. |
level(#) | Specify the confidence level. Default is 95. |
Practical example
| Variable name | unemp_42 |
| Variable label | Days in unemployment (Age 42, Year 2012) |
| Value labels | N/A |
ci means unemp_42, poisson |
In this example, the mean is 17.53 days in unemployment. The 95% confidence interval is 17.45-17.61 days.
