Citing a methodological strategy found in a Statalist thread?

[Jesus Pulido]

Dear Statalist users,

A few months ago I came across a discussion of a methodological strategy in one of the general forums threads.

https://www.statalist.org/forums/for...h-fixed-effect

I intend to go ahead with the strategy suggested, but I have not found a formal reference that I can cite in my paper.

My question is: Is it an OK practice to cite threads contained in the Statalist forums?

Any suggestions are appreciated,

Jesus Pulido

[Richard Williams]

Wooldridge mentions his book, so you might see if you could cite it instead.

I can and do cite web pages, but usually they are pages that were written for people to read and cite. I'd be a little more hesitant with something like a listserv, since people may not be writing as carefully. But if you couldn't find something better and you are confident in what was said, I think it would be ok.

[Jesus Pulido]

Thanks very much for your suggestion Dr. Williams.

Indeed, I think I will be citing the 2010 book by Wooldridge, as he outlines the proposed strategy there.

As a side note: perhaps the source of my confusion is that I want to twist a bit the proposed strategy. Wooldridge proposes Tobit and MLE models, but the nature of my data forces me to use a Double Hurdle (Cragg's, 1971) model. So I am only taking Wooldridge's strategy as a departing point for what I want to do. This made me hesitant in citing his book directly, but I think I will start from there.

Thanks,

Jesus