{smcl} {* *! version 1.2.1 21 May 2022}{...} {viewerdialog sgpv "dialog sgpv"}{...} {vieweralsosee "" "--"}{...} {vieweralsosee "SGPV Value Calculations" "help sgpvalue"}{...} {vieweralsosee "SGPV Power Calculations" "help sgpower"}{...} {vieweralsosee "SGPV False Confirmation/Discovery Risk" "help fdrisk"}{...} {vieweralsosee "SGPV Plot Interval Estimates" "help plotsgpv"}{...} {viewerjumpto "Syntax" "sgpv##syntax"}{...} {viewerjumpto "Description" "sgpv##description"}{...} {viewerjumpto "Options" "sgpv##options"}{...} {viewerjumpto "Examples" "sgpv##examples"}{...} {viewerjumpto "Stored Results" "sgpv##stored"}{...} {viewerjumpto "Formulas" "sgpv##formulas"}{...} {title:Title} {phang} {bf:sgpv} {hline 2} Calculate the Second-Generation P-Value(s)(SGPV) and their associated diagnosis statistics after common estimation commands. {marker syntax}{...} {title:Syntax} {p 8 17 2} {cmdab:sgpv} [{help sgpv##subcmd:subcmd}] [{cmd:,} {it:options}] [{cmd::} {help sgpv##estimation_command:{it:estimation_command}}] {synoptset 22 tabbed}{...} {synopthdr} {synoptline} {syntab:Main} {p2coldent :* {opt e:stimate(name)}} takes the name of a previously stored estimation. {p_end} {p2coldent :* {opt m:atrix(name)}} takes the name of matrix as input for the calculation. {p_end} {synopt:{opth c:oefficient(sgpv##coeflist:coeflist)}} the coefficients for which the SGPVs and other statistics are calculated. {p_end} {synopt:{opt nocons:tant}} do not calculate SGPVs for the constant term. {p_end} {syntab:Null hypothesis} {synopt:{cmd:nulllo({help sgpv##boundlist:boundlist})}} change the lower bound(s) of the null-hypothesis interval(s). {p_end} {synopt:{cmd:nullhi({help sgpv##boundlist:boundlist})}} change the upper bound(s) of the null-hypothesis interval(s). {p_end} {syntab:Reporting} {synopt:{opt l:evel(#)}} set confidence level; default is {cmd:level(95)} {p_end} {synopt:{opt q:uietly}} suppress the output of the estimation command. {p_end} {synopt:{opth matl:istopt(matlist:options)}} change the options of the displayed matrix. {p_end} {synopt:{opt delta:gap}} calculate and display the delta gap. {p_end} {synopt:{opt fd:risk}} calculate and display the false discovery risk. {p_end} {synopt:{opt all}} calculate and display both, the delta gap and the false discovery risk. {p_end} {synopt:{opth for:mat(%fmt)}} display format of the results. {p_end} {synopt:{opt nonull:warnings}} disable warning messages when the default point 0 null-hypothesis is used for calculating the SGPVs. {p_end} {syntab:Fdrisk} {synopt:{opt trunc:normal}} use truncated normal distribution as probibility distribution for null parameter space. {p_end} {synopt:{opt lik:elihood(#)} } use the likehood support interval with level 1/k {p_end} {synopt:{opt p:i0(#)}} prior probability of the null hypothesis. {p_end} {syntab:Menu} {synopt:{opt perm:dialog}} install permanently the dialog boxes into the User menubar. {p_end} {synopt:{opt remove}} remove the entries created by the option {opt permdialog}. {p_end} {synoptline} {p2colreset}{...} {marker estimation_command}{...} {p 4 6 2} {it:estimation_command} can be any of Stata's or user-provided estimation commands which return their results in a matrix named {it:r(table)}. This should be true so long the estimation command runs {help ereturn display:ereturn display} at some point. If you want to calculate SGPVs for an estimation command or any other command which does not follow this convention, then you can use the {it: matrix(matrixname)} option. The matrix must be pre-processed to meet the expectations of {cmd:sgpv}. See the description {help sgpv##matrix_opt:here} for more information.{p_end} {p 4 6 2} * ONLY one thing can be used to calculate the SGPVs: an estimation command, a stored estimation result, a matrix with the necessary information or the previous estimation results. {marker description}{...} {title:Description} {pstd} {cmd:sgpv} allows the calculation of the Second-Generation P-Values (SGPV) developed by Blume et.al.(2018,2019) for and after commonly used estimation commands. The false discovery risk (fdr) can be also reported. The SGPVs are reported alongside the usually reported p-values. {p_end} {pstd} An ordinary user should use this command and not other commands of this package on which {cmd:sgpv} is based upon. {cmd:sgpv} uses sensible default values for calculating the SGPVs, the delta-gaps and the accompaning false discovery risks (fdr), which can be changed. This package comes also with the example leukemia dataset from {browse "https://github.com/ramhiser/datamicroarray/wiki/Golub-(1999)"}.{break} Dialog boxes for each command (including {dialog sgpv:this one}) are also provided to make the usage of the commands easier. The dialog boxes can be installed into the User menubar. See {help sgpv##menuInstall:this example} for how to do it.{p_end} {pstd} {cmd:sgpv} typed without any options calculates the SGPVs for the last estimation command with the default settings. All options except for {it:estimate()} and {it:matrix()} can be used. {p_end} {pstd} For more information about how to interpret the SGPVs and other common questions, see {browse "https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0188299.s002&type=supplementary":Frequently Asked Questions} by Blume et al. (2018). An example of how to interpret the result from {cmd:sgpv} can be found in the {help sgpv##interpretation_example:examples section} of this help file.{p_end} {pstd} The formulas for the Second-Generation P-Values can be found {help sgpv##formulas:here}.{p_end} {pstd}The sgpv-package consists of: sgpv {space 4}- the main command to calculate SGPVs, delta-gaps and false discovery risks after an estimation.{break} {space 29} {help sgpvalue} - calculate the SGPVs.{break} {space 29} {help sgpower} {space 1}- power functions for the SGPVs.{break} {space 29} {help fdrisk} {space 2}- false confirmation/discovery risks for the SGPVs.{break} {space 29} {help plotsgpv} - plot interval estimates according to SGPV rankings.{break} {marker subcmd}{...} {title:Subcommands} {pstd} It is possible to call the other commands of the sgpv-package with the {cmd:sgpv}-command. This is mostly a convenience feature so that the help-files for the individual commands should be consulted for the options of these commands. Supported subcommands are: {help sgpvalue:value}, {help sgpower:power}, {help fdrisk:risk}, {help plotsgpv:plot} and {help sgpv##menuInstall:menu}. Two examples how to use the subcommands are given {help sgpv##subcmds_example:here}. Using the individual commands directly is comparable to the immediate form of other Stata commands, like {help ttesti:ttesti}. {marker options}{...} {title:Options} {dlgtab:Main} {phang} {opt replay} is the default behaviour if no estimation command, matrix or stored estimate is set. The replay-option is only available in the {dialog sgpv:dialog box}. {cmd:sgpv} behaves like any other estimation command (e.g. {helpb regress}) which replays the previous results when run without a varlist. Currently, the results from previous runs of {cmd:sgpv} are {bf:not} used to display the results. Instead, the results are calculated fresh on every run of {cmd:sgpv}.{break} To see the results from a previous run of {cmd:sgpv} without recalculation, use the command {stata matlist r(comparison)} if no other commands were run after {cmd:sgpv}. {phang} Only one thing can be used to calculate the SGPVs: an estimation command, the results from the previous estimation command, a stored estimation result or a matrix with the necessary information. {phang} {opt e:stimate(name)} takes the name of a previously stored estimation. {phang} {marker matrix_opt} {opt m:atrix(name)} takes the name of matrix as input for the calculation. The matrix must follow the structure of the r(table) matrix returned after commonly used estimation commands due to the hardcoded row numbers used for identifiying the necessary numbers. Meaning that the parameter estimate has to be in the 1st row, the standard errors need to be in the 2nd row, the p-values in 4th row, the lower bound in the 5th and the upper bound in the 6th row. As additional check, the row names of the supplied matrix need to match the rownames of the r(table) matrix. The rownames are: b se t pvalue ll ul{break} To the set rownames run: mat rownames {it:your_matrix} = b se t pvalue ll ul {break} Example code is located in the file {cmd:sgpv-leukemia-example.do} which can be viewed {stata viewsource sgpv-leukemia-example.do:here}, if installed. To run the example code, go to the respective {help sgpv##leukemia-example:example section}. {phang} {opth c:oefficient(sgpv##coeflist:coeflist)} allows the selection of the coefficients for which the SGPVs and other statistics are calculated. The selected coefficients need to have the same names as displayed in the estimation output. If you did not use {help fvvarlist:factor-variable notation}, then the names are identical to the variable names. Otherwise, you have to use {help fvvarlist:the factor-variable notation} e.g. 1.foreign if you estimated {cmd:reg price mpg i.foreign}. Multiple coefficients must be separated with a space. You can also select only an equation by using "eq:" or select a specific equation and variable "eq:var". See{help sgpv##multiple-equations-example: the multiple equations example} for an example and the definition of {it:coeflist} below. {marker coeflist}{...} A {it:coeflist} is: {it:coef} [{it:coef} ...] {it:eq:}{it:coef} [{it:eq:}{it:coef} ...] {cmd:eq:} [{cmd:eq:} ...] {phang} {opt nocons:tant} do not calculate SGPVs, delta-gaps and Fdrs for the constant term. The constant term is also removed from the list of coefficients if the {it:coefficient}-option is used and only equations are specified. {dlgtab:Null-Hypothesis} {phang} {cmd:nulllo({help sgpv##boundlist:boundlist)}} change the lower bound of the null-hypothesis interval. The default is 0 (the same bound as for the usually reported p-values). Missing values, strings and variable names are not allowed. {help exp:Expressions}/formulas are also allowed as input. More than one null-hypothesis is also supported. Each lower bound must be separated with a space. The number of lower bounds must match the number of arguments set in the {cmd:coefficient}-option. The number of lower and upper bounds must also match. See {help sgpv##multiple-null-hypotheses-example:these examples} for a demonstration. {phang} {cmd:nullhi({help sgpv##boundlist:boundlist)}} change the upper bound of the null-hypothesis interval. The default is 0 (the same bound as for the usually reported p-values). Missing values, strings and variable names are not allowed. {help exp:Expressions}/formulas are also allowed as input. More than one null-hypothesis is also supported. Each upper bound must be separated with a space. The number of upper bounds must match the number of arguments set in the {cmd:coefficient}-option. The number of lower and upper bounds must also match. See {help sgpv##multiple-null-hypotheses-example:these examples} for a demonstration. {p_end} {marker boundlist}{...} {pstd}A {it:boundlist} is:{p_end} {phang2} # [# ...]{p_end} {pstd} The default value 0 is just meant to be used for an easier beginning when starting to use SGPVs. Please change this value to something more reasonable. Reasonable lower or upper bounds depend on your dataset and your research question. Using this default value will always result in having SGPVs of value 0 or 0.5!{p_end} {dlgtab:Reporting} {phang} {opt l:evel(#)} set the confidence level, as a percentage, for the confidence interval(s). The default is {cmd:level(95)} or as set by {helpb set level}. See also {helpb estimation options##level():[R] estimation options}. This option overwrites the same named option of an estimation command. A warning is displayed in the beginning if this happens. {phang} {opt q:uietly} suppress the output of the estimation command. {phang} {opt nonull:warnings} disable warning messages when the default point 0 null-hypothesis is used for calculating the SGPVs. You should disable these warning messages only if using the default point 0 null-hypothesis is what you want to do and you understand the consequences of doing so. {phang} {opth matl:istopt(matlist:options)} change the format of the displayed matrix. The same options as for {helpb matlist} can be used. {phang} {opt delta:gap} calculate and display the delta-gap if the SGPV is 0. {phang} {opt fd:risk} calculate and display the false discovery risk if the SGPV is 0. {phang} {opt all} calculate and display both, the delta-gap and the false discovery if the SGPV is 0. This options takes precedence over the options {cmd:deltagap} and {cmd:fdrisk}. Using both options together has the same effect as using this option alone. {phang} {opth for:mat(%fmt)} specifies the format for displaying the individual elements of the result matrix. The default is format(%5.4f). This option is {bf:NOT} identical to the same named option of {cmd:matlist}, but works independently of it. Setting the format option via {cmd:matlistopt()} overrides the setting here and also changes the format of the column names. {phang}The following options are only needed for the calculations of the {bf:False Discovery Risk} (fdr). More information about each option can be found in the help for {help fdrisk}. {p_end} {phang2} {opt trunc:normal} uses the truncated normal distribution as the probability distribution for the null and alternative parameter space. The default is to use the uniform distribution as the probability distribution for the null and alternative parameter space. The mean and standard deviation of the distribution are automatically set based on the estimated coefficient. {phang2} {opt lik:elihood(#)} use a 1/k likelihood support interval (LSI) instead of a (1-α)100% confidence interval to calculate the Fdr. The level is 1/k (not k). This option works only in combination with the option {cmd:matrix()} for a user supplied matrix. The level should be set equal to the level of the LSI which was used to calculate the lower and upper bound of the estimated coefficients. For technical reasons, a fraction like 1/8 as the level must be converted to a real number like 0.125 first, when used for this option. No official Stata command reports likelihood support intervals yet. {phang2} {opt p:i0(#)} prior probability of the null hypothesis. Default is 0.5. This value can be only between 0 and 1 (exclusive). A prior probability outside of this interval is not sensible. The default value assumes that both hypotheses are equally likely. {dlgtab:Menu} {phang} {opt perm:dialog} install permanently the dialog boxes into the User menubar. The necessary commands are added to the user's profile.do. If no profile.do exists or can be found then a new profile.do is created in the current directory. Currently, a {cmd:profile.do} will be only be found in the current directory and in the Stata installation base folder. Other possible places like the user's home folder are not accessed yet. See {help profile} to get more information about how to setup the {cmd:profile.do}. Without this option, the dialog boxes will only available from the menubar until the next restart of Stata. The dialog boxes can be accessed as usual by for example {stata db sgpv}. {phang} {opt remove} remove the entries created by the option {opt permdialog} from the {cmd:profile.do} file. A backup of the original file is kept with the name {cmd:profile.do.bak}. ONLY tested under Windows, other operation systems should work but could not be tested. The {cmd:profile.do} file should not contain a line like "global F4 `" or like "global F5 '". Otherwise, the option returns an error and will not delete the menu entries. Also make sure that {cmd:profile.do} is not open in another program nor that the files {cmd:profile.do.bak} or {cmd:profile.do.new} already exist. If they exist, you can delete them. {break} As an alternative to this subcommand, open the {cmd:profile.do} file by running the following two commands and delete manually the lines added by the permdialog-option: {break} {stata . findfile profile.do, path(STATA;.)}{break} {stata . doedit "`r(fn)'"} {marker examples}{...} {title:Examples} {pstd}Contents{p_end} {phang2}{help sgpv##prefix:Usage of {cmd:sgpv} as a prefix-command}{p_end} {phang2}{help sgpv##interpretation_example:How to interpret results}{p_end} {phang2}{help sgpv##exporting_results:Exporting results}{p_end} {phang2}{help sgpv##stored_estimations:Using stored estimations}{p_end} {phang2}{help sgpv##setting_confidence_levels:Calculating for SGPVs with different levels of confidence}{p_end} {phang2}{help sgpv##alternative_null-hypothesis:Setting a different null-hypothesis}{p_end} {phang2}{help sgpv##multiple-null-hypotheses-example:Setting an individual null hypotheses for each coefficient}{p_end} {phang2}{help sgpv##multiple-equations-example:Selecting coefficients}{p_end} {phang2}{help sgpv##leukemia-example:Calculating SGPVs for a large dataset of estimation or t-test results}{p_end} {phang2}{help sgpv##subcmds_example:Using subcommands} {p_end} {marker prefix} {title:Usage of {cmd:sgpv} as a prefix-command:} {pstd}{stata . sysuse auto, clear}{break} {stata ". sgpv, all: regress price mpg weight foreign"} Example Output: Source | SS df MS Number of obs = 74 -------------+---------------------------------- F(3, 70) = 23.29 Model | 317252881 3 105750960 Prob > F = 0.0000 Residual | 317812515 70 4540178.78 R-squared = 0.4996 -------------+---------------------------------- Adj R-squared = 0.4781 Total | 635065396 73 8699525.97 Root MSE = 2130.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ price | Coef. Std. Err. t P>|t| [95% Conf. Interval] -----------+------------------------------------------------------------------ mpg | 21.8536 74.22114 0.29 0.769 -126.1758 169.883 weight | 3.464706 .630749 5.49 0.000 2.206717 4.722695 foreign | 3673.06 683.9783 5.37 0.000 2308.909 5037.212 _cons | -5853.696 3376.987 -1.73 0.087 -12588.88 881.4934 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ {pstd} Comparison of ordinary P-Values and Second Generation P-Values for a point Null-Hypothesis of 0 Variables | P-Value SGPV Delta-Gap Fdr -------------+-------------------------------------------- mpg | .7693 .5 . . weight | 0 0 2.2067 .0479 foreign | 0 0 2300 .048 _cons | .0874 .5 . . {marker interpretation_example}{...} {title:Interpretation example:} {pstd} There is inconclusive evidence for an effect of mpg on price, while there is no evidence for the null-hypothesis of no effect for weight and foreign. Remember that the null-hypothesis is an interval of length 0 with both lower and upper bounds being also 0. This is the standard null-hypothesis of no effect. You will usually have a more relastic interval which is larger than 0 due to measurement errors, scientific relevance, etc. The delta-gap can be used to compare two different studies for the same model/estimation when both report second-generation p-values of zero (p_δ = 0). So for this example, the delta-gap is not needed, but it still provides information about the distance between either the upper or the lower bound of the confidence interval and 0. Finally, the False Discovery Risk (Fdr) tells you that there is a roughly a 5% chance that the null-hypothesis is true although you calculated a second-generation p-value of zero (p_δ = 0). Whether 5% is much, is for you to decide. {pstd}{bf:NB}: Note that the given interpretations are based on my understanding of Blume et.al (2018,2019). I cannot guarantee that my understanding is correct. These interpretations are just meant as examples how to make sense out of the calculated numbers, but not meant as a definitive answer. {marker exporting_results} {title:Exporting results} {pstd} You can export the results with the help of Ben Jann's {help estout}-command. If you have not installed it yet, then you can do so by clicking {stata scc install estout, replace:here}.{break} {stata . postrtoe} // Transfer the matrix r(comparison) to e(comparison) to make repeat usage of estout easier.{break} {stata . estout e(comparison)} // Display the results.{break} {stata . estout e(comparison) using sgpv-results.tex, style(tex) replace} // Export results for later use in a LaTeX-document.{p_end} {marker stored_estimations}{...} {title:Using stored estimations} {pstd}{stata ". qui sgpv, all: regress price mpg weight foreign"} // Re-run the previous estimation {p_end} {pstd}Save estimation for later usage{break} {stata . estimate store reg}{p_end} {pstd}The same result but this time after the last estimation.{break} {stata . sgpv}{p_end} {pstd}Now run a quantile regression instead{break} {stata . qreg price mpg weight foreign}{break} {stata . estimates store quantile}{p_end} {pstd}Calculate sgpvs for the stored estimation and only the foreign coefficient{break} {stata . sgpv, estimate(reg) coefficient("foreign")}{break} {stata . sgpv, estimate(quantile) coefficient("foreign")}{p_end} {marker setting_confidence_levels}{...} {title:Calculating for SGPVs with different levels of confidence} {pstd}Usually the SGPVs are calculated for the standard 95% confidence interval, but other confidence levels are also possible. {break} At first the SGPVs are calculated for a 99% confidence interval:{break} {stata ". sgpv, all level(99): regress price mpg weight foreign"}{p_end} {pstd}Then for the stored quantile regression results also for 99% confidence level{break} {stata . sgpv, estimate(quantile) level(99) all} {p_end} {marker alternative_null-hypothesis}{...} {title:Setting a different null-hypothesis} {pstd}Set an alternative null-hypothesis -> 1% of the mean value of the price variable (-62, 62) and remove the constant from the calculations {break} {stata ". sgpv, all nulllo(-62) nullhi(62) quietly noconstant: regress price mpg weight foreign"}{p_end} {pstd}Comparison of ordinary P-Values and Second Generation P-Values for an interval Null-Hypothesis of [-62,62] based on a 95% confidence interval {p_end} Variables | P-Value SGPV Delta-Gap Fdr -------------+-------------------------------------------- mpg | .7693 .5 . . weight | 0 1 . . foreign | 0 0 36.2405 .0394 {pstd} The SGPV for the weight-coefficient has changed from 0 to 1 while the P-Value remained the same compared to the default point 0 null-hypothesis. The example illustrates the need to set a scientifically reasonable null-hypothesis. For the weight-coefficient, the null-hypothesis of [-62,62] is probably too wide. {marker multiple-null-hypotheses-example}{...} {title:Setting an individual null hypotheses for each coefficient} {pstd} To set a separate/different null-hypothesis for each coefficient, you need to separate the individual lower or upper bounds of the null hypotheses with a space. The number of coefficients set in the {cmd:coefficient}-option needs to match the number of lower and upper bounds set in the {cmd:nulllo} and {cmd:nullhi}-options.{break} {space 4}{stata ". sgpv, coefficient(mpg weight foreign) nulllo(20 2 3000) nullhi(40 4 6000) quietly: regress price mpg weight foreign"}{p_end} {pstd}The same null hypotheses but this time one null-hypothesis for each selected equation or quantile:{break} {space 4}{stata ". sgpv, coefficient(q10: q50: q90:) nulllo(20 2 3000) nullhi(40 4 6000) quietly: sqreg price mpg rep78 foreign weight, q(10 25 50 75 90)"}{p_end} {marker multiple-equations-example} {title:Selecting coefficients} {pstd}Calculate sgpvs for a multiple equation estimation command and select coefficients{break} {space 4}{stata . sqreg price mpg rep78 foreign weight, q(10 25 50 75 90)}{p_end} {pstd}Select only the foreign coefficient for sgpv calculation{break} {space 4}{stata . sgpv, coefficient(foreign) }{p_end} {pstd}Select only the 10%, 50% and 90% quantile equation for sgpv calculation{break} {space 4} {stata ". sgpv, coefficient(q10: q50: q90:)"} {p_end} {pstd}Select only the 50% quantile equation and foreign coefficient for sgpv calculation{break} {space 4} {stata ". sgpv, coefficient(q50:foreign)"} {p_end} {marker leukemia-example} {title:Calculating SGPVs for a large dataset of estimation or t-test results} {pstd}For this example you need to install the ancillary files of this package by {net "get sgpv.pkg, replace":by clicking here} which will install the example leukemia dataset together with other examples. The example leukemia dataset can be used to show how the SGPVs can be calculated for a large dataset which contains the information usually returned in the {cmd:{it:r(table)}} matrix. The leukemia dataset contains 7218 gene specific t-tests for a difference in mean expression. More information about the dataset are in the dataset itself: Use {stata sysuse leukstats,clear} and {stata notes} to access this information. The example file below will calculate the SGPVs and bonus statistics for the leukemia dataset. You can view the {view sgpv-leukemia-example.do:code}.{break} {stata . do sgpv-leukemia-example.do}{p_end} {pstd}This example code is rather slow on my machine and demonstrates some ways around the current limitations of the program code. Should your {help matsize:maximum matrix size} be higher than the number of observations in the dataset (7128), then the example code should run faster. You can run {stata display c(matsize)} to see your current setting.{p_end} {marker subcmds_example} {title:Subcommands examples} {pstd}The subcommands can be used in case you want to use only one command instead remembering the names of the other commands of this package:{break} {stata . sgpv value, estlo(log(1.3)) esthi(.) nulllo(.) nullhi(log(1.1)) }{break} {stata . sgpv power, true(2) nulllo(-1) nullhi(1) stderr(1)}{p_end} {marker menuInstall}{...} {pstd}Install the dialog boxes permanently in the User menubar: User -> Statistics {break} {stata . sgpv menu, permdialog}{p_end} {marker menuRemove}{...} {pstd}Remove the installed dialog boxes (permanently) from the User menubar:{break} {stata . sgpv menu, remove}{p_end} {marker stored}{...} {title:Stored results} {cmd:sgpv} stores the following in r(): {synoptset 15 tabbed}{...} {p2col 5 15 19 2:Scalars}{p_end} {synopt:{cmd:r(level)}} confidence level {p_end} {p2col 5 15 19 2:Matrices}{p_end} {synopt:{cmd:r(comparison)}} a matrix containing the displayed results {p_end} {synopt:{cmd:r(table)}} coefficient statistics{p_end} {marker formulas}{...} {title:Formulas & Interpretation} {pstd} The formulas below are taking from the help-files of {helpb sgpvalue} and {helpb fdrisk}. An example about how to interpret the results is given in the {help sgpv##interpretation_example:example section}. {p_end} {col 10} The SGPV is defined as : p_δ = |I ∩ H_0|/|I|*max{|I|/(2|H_0|), 1} {col 10} = |I ∩ H_0|/|I| when |I|<=2|H_0| {col 10} = 1/2*|I ∩ H_0|/|H_0| when |I|> 2|H_0| {col 10} with I = {θ_l,θ_u} and |I|= θ_u - θ_l. {pstd} θ_u and θ_l are typically the upper and lower bound of a (1-α)100% confidence interval but any other interval estimate is also possible. {break} H_0 is the null hypothesis and |H_0| its length. {break} The null hypothesis should be an interval which contains all effects that are not scientifically relevant. {break} The p-values reported by most of Stata's estimation commands are based on the null hypothesis of a parameter being exactly 0. {break} Point null-hypothesis are supported by SGPVs, but they are discouraged. See answer 11 in the {browse "https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0188299.s002&type=supplementary":Frequently asked questions} to Blume et al. (2018). You could set a small null-hypothesis interval which includes effects of less than 1% or 0.1%. The exact numbers depend on what you deem a priori as not scientifically relevant. {pstd} p_δ lies between 0 and 1. {break} A p_δ of 0 indicates that 0% of the null hypotheses are compatible with the data. {break} A p_δ of 1 indicates that 100% of the null hypotheses are compatible with the data. {break} A p_δ between 0 and 1 indicates inconclusive evidence. {break} A p_δ of 1/2 indicates strictly inconclusive evidence. {p_end} {pstd} For more information about how to interpret the SGPVs and other common questions, see {browse "https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0188299.s002&type=supplementary":Frequently Asked Questions} by Blume et al. (2018). {pstd} The delta-gap is have a way of ranking two studies that both have second-generation p-values of zero (p_δ = 0). It is defined as the distance between the intervals in δ units with δ being the half-width of the interval null hypothesis.{p_end} The delta-gap is calculated as: gap = max(θ_l, H_0l) - min(H_0u, θ_u) delta = |H_0|/2 delta.gap = gap/delta {pstd} For the standard case of a point 0 null hypothesis and a 95% confidence interval, delta is set to be equal to 1. Then the delta-gap is just the distance between either the upper or the lower bound of the confidence interval and 0. If both θ_u and θ_l are negative then, the delta-gap is just θ_u, the upper bound of the confidence interval. If both bounds of the confidence interval are positive, then the delta-gap is equal to the lower bound of the confidence interval.{p_end} {pstd}The false discovery risk is defined as: {space 3} P(H_0|p_δ=0) = (1 + P(p_δ = 0| H_1)/P(p_δ=0|H_0) * r)^(-1){break} The false confirmation risk is defined as: P(H_1|p_δ=1) = (1 + P(p_δ = 1| H_0)/P(p_δ=1|H_1) * 1/r )^(-1){break} with r = P(H_1)/P(H_0) being the prior probability.{break} See equation(4) in Blume et.al.(2018){p_end} {title:References} {pstd} Blume JD, D’Agostino McGowan L, Dupont WD, Greevy RA Jr. (2018). Second-generation {it:p}-values: Improved rigor, reproducibility, & transparency in statistical analyses. {it:PLoS ONE} 13(3): e0188299. {browse "https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188299"}{p_end} {pstd} Blume JD, Greevy RA Jr., Welty VF, Smith JR, Dupont WD (2019). An Introduction to Second-generation {it:p}-values. {it:The American Statistician}. In press. {browse "https://doi.org/10.1080/00031305.2018.1537893"} {p_end} {title:Author} {pstd} Sven-Kristjan Bormann, School of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu. {title:Bug Reporting} {psee} Please submit bugs, comments and suggestions via email to: {browse "mailto:sven-kristjan@gmx.de":sven-kristjan@gmx.de}{p_end} {psee} Further Stata programs and development versions can be found under {browse "https://github.com/skbormann/stata-tools":https://github.com/skbormann/stata-tools} {p_end} {title:See Also} {pstd}Related commands: {help plotsgpv}, {help sgpvalue}, {help sgpower}, {help fdrisk}