Regression Models for Ordinal and Nominal Dependent Variables Using SAS, Stata, LIMDEP, and SPSS


Hun Myoung Park (kucc625)
Fall 2009

Table of Contents (pdf)


This document summarizes regression models for ordinal and nomial response variables and illustrates how to estimate individual models using SAS 9.2, Stata 11, LIMDEP 9, and SPSS 17. For logit and probit regression models for binary outcome variables, see Regression Models for Binary Dependent Variables.

The citation of this document should read: "Park, Hun Myoung. 2009. Regression Models for Ordinal and Nominal Dependent Variables Using SAS, Stata, LIMDEP, and SPSS. Working Paper. The University Information Technology Services (UITS) Center for Statistical and Mathematical Computing, Indiana University."

Data Sets

   Religious intensity (GSS 2000 and 2002): csv | SAS | Stata (.dta) | Stata script (.do) | LIMDEP (.lpj)
   Travel choice (Greene 2003): csv | SAS | Stata (.dta) | LIMDEP (.lpj)