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  • Robust OR Clustered Std Errors & Weighting issues with DHS data

    Hi,

    Firstly, I am unsure on whether to use robust or clustered standard errors for a regression analysis I am doing using DHS data. I always use robust, but in this case, I want to know which one is the better option and why (if possible)?

    Secondly, I am doing a multiple country analysis, but I didn't know that you had to assign weights when using DHS data. Now, I don't know how to assign weights after appending the datasets of the countries. Is it necessary to do so? Also, what if I don't use the weights, does it make that much of a difference?

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    Bump!

    I only need the answer to the first question now since I'm sticking to a single country.

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    • #3
      As DHS reports full details on sampling design best to use the svy: suite, as it will be aligned with the complex sampling design. Good tutorials and examples here:

      http://siteresources.worldbank.org/I...quityFINAL.pdf
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      Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
      School of Public Health and Health Sciences
      University of Massachusetts- Amherst

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