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amrora
Calcite | Level 5

Hello,

 

I have aggregate data (no person-level data; all numbers and percentages) including predictor variables with multiple levels (age in the screenshot below has 5 levels) across 3 levels of an outcome (n% across the top of the screen shot below). My mentor is asking me to calculate standard differences for each categorical predictor variable across 3 levels of the outcome (realizing that we'll have to compare 2 vs 1, and 3 vs 1; instead of 1 vs 2 vs 3). I see that to use proc psmatch, the predictor variables have to be binary (0/1), but I don't think I can do this with the aggregated data that I have.

 

Does anyone know how I can calculate standard differences for categorical predictor variables as shown below? 

 

amrora_2-1680889311648.png

 

Thank you in advance for your help!

 

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ballardw
Super User

I'm afraid that I don't quite understand what that picture shows in relation to your question.

I see 4 columns that have an N but your question talks about comparing 1 to 2 and 3. What about 4?

I'm not even sure which are "categorical predictor variables" or what they predict.

 

 

amrora
Calcite | Level 5

Hi, the pictures is the data I have to work with. I have 4 categories of age (categorical predictor variable) across 3 categories of the outcome (n and % across the top of the table). 

ballardw
Super User

And the picture shows 5 age groups as rows. So further confused.

You haven't even described which 3 columns might be the outcomes. If we have to guess at such things the results are likely to be suboptimal. If you are hiding something because it may be "sensitive" in some way then at least show something like "outcome a" "outcome b" "outcome c" so we have a chance getting the right values.

 

I also am not sure what you mean by "standard difference". The definitions I find involving that sort of want a mean and standard deviation as part of the calculations and we have insufficient information if those are needed.


@amrora wrote:

Hi, the pictures is the data I have to work with. I have 4 categories of age (categorical predictor variable) across 3 categories of the outcome (n and % across the top of the table). 


 

amrora
Calcite | Level 5
I posted this is the wrong community. I need someone with more of a statistics background than a programming background.
PaigeMiller
Diamond | Level 26

@amrora Please unmark your reply as correct. Your reply hasn't answered the question. The question should only be marked correct when there is a correct answer, and so when people do searches they can find answered questions.

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Paige Miller
amrora
Calcite | Level 5
I reposted this is a different community but I don’t see a way to delete this one.
PaigeMiller
Diamond | Level 26

@amrora You can't delete this thread ... only certain moderators can do that. But do things that will help us out. In this new thread, answer the questions we have already asked (specifically, @ballardw has already asked). Don't make someone ask the questions again, just answer them. Add some more information that will answer those questions to that other thread in a reply post. Helping us out also helps you, because you will get faster and more likely correct answers.

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Paige Miller

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