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It is now possible to perform model testing to check whether fixed or random effects estimation should be used in connection with panel regressions. This is done by using the command hausman.

It will now be possible to use instrument variables in connection with regression analyzes. For such purposes, the new command ivregress is used.

All regression commands found in microdata.no will now have associated commands that generate residual and prediction values. Such values can be used to analyze the data spread and for testing regression models. Prediction values can also be used as input for further analyzes.

Microdata.no has now been expanded with a number of new functions that can be used to make various calculations of records / rows. This automates and makes it easier to generate variables based on different calculations:

113 variables in microdata.no were updated with the latest available data in a new version that was released November 2nd.

Read about how data versioning in Microdata.no works.

From week 40, microdata.no offers the newest available information. Starting with nine pilot variables this week, the complete database will be updated during the fall.

Step 1: Require When logged into the microdata.no workdesk for the first time, or when you start a new session, you are met by an empty screen divided in several areas. In order to import variables, you need to use the command require to specify which databank and version to connect to. Check the button Variables on the main webpage for…

Which version(s) of the data fits you the best? The new release of microdata.no lets you choose by yourself, and gives you new options for analysis.

For the first time, total population register data about living conditions and household characteristics are now available online without the need to apply for data beforehand. In the beginning of April 2020, variables within these subjects where released in microdata.no. The data are updated until and including 2018. The total amount of variables contained by…