Stata (Statistical Package): Introduction Prerequisites
Mon 17 May, Wed 19 May 2010
Description
Stata is a powerful general purpose statistical package.
This course is for beginners and fairly new users of the package. Basic concepts and use of Stata will be introduced. The main aim of the course is to give participants a foundation and some background. However statistical techniques are not covered (see note below).
The first session looks at an overview of the Stata system and getting data into Stata format and the second looks at reporting, graphing and analyses. It is strongly recommended for anyone likely to use Stata for any but the very simplest analysis of the very simplest data.
Prerequisites
- Familiarity with Windows to the level covered by the Computing Service's introductory/Level 1 courses
- Familiarity with simple statistical concepts.
Sessions
Number of sessions: 2
| # | Date | Time | Venue | Trainers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon 17 May 2010 14:15 - 17:00 | 14:15 - 17:00 | Phoenix Teaching Room | P. Mazumdar, Bruce Beckles |
| 2 | Wed 19 May 2010 14:15 - 17:00 | 14:15 - 17:00 | Phoenix Teaching Room | P. Mazumdar, Bruce Beckles |
Topics covered
- Introduction to user interface - menus, data views, and output formats
- Finding your way around the help system
- Simple data entry
- Importing data from other applications
- Understanding dialog boxes and output
- Creating and changing variables
- Reorganizing and reshaping data
Topics covered
- Tabulating outputs
- Using the graph generator
- Running basic analyses
- Sample investigations
Format
Presentations, demonstrations and practicals.
System requirements
Stata IC v. 10 on PWF Windows
Notes
- No attempt is made to teach statistical techniques, though simple examples are used to show the principles of Stata use. There is a self-teach course "Statistics for the Terrified" which may be useful to people who lack the background.
- Practicals will be run on PCs using Stata for Windows.
Duration
Two half day sessions
Themes
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