Stata Fundamentals Parts 1-3

Overview

This three-part series will cover the following materials:

Part 1:  Introduction

• Getting a dataset into Stata (no previous knowledge expected)
• Examining a dataset and finding variables of interest
• Summarizing and tabulating variables
• Stata specific tools and resources (do files, logs, help files, etc.)
• Coding and cleaning data (making new variables from old variables; labeling variables and values, etc.)
• Using logical operators in Stata
• Cross-tabulations

Part 2: Data Analysis in Stata 

• Correlation
• T-tests
• OLS and logistic regression (basic syntax, using interaction terms, interpreting output)
• Visualization (histograms, bar graphs, scatter plots)
• Regression postestimation (getting predicted values, basic graphs)
• Merging and appending datasets

Part 3: Stata Programming

• Local and global variables (macros)
• Looping (foreach, forvalues)
• Reshaping data between wide and long formats
• Recalling and using command output
• Generating nicely formatted journal-style tables

Prior knowledge: A basic understanding of variables (nominal, ordinal, continuous), descriptive stats (mean, standard deviation), correlation, and regression will be assumed.

Technology requirement: Please bring a laptop with Stata installed. You can install a trial version of Stata. Please arrive 15 minutes early for installation assistance.