Introduction to Stata
An introduction to Stata for statistical data analysis.
Frequency:
Twice a year
Time:
2 x 2 hours
Language:
English or Norwegian
Type of course:
In person
Target Audience:
UiO reseachers and students who want to get started with Stata.
Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge of statistics and research methodology is useful, but not required. The aim is to provide a soft and not-too-technical introduction.
Content:
The main goals are to
-
get started with Stata
- know basic data management in Stata
- have an overview of how to use Stata for analysis
Topics include: The different Stata windows, opening data files, data set structure, selecting observations, documenting your work, keeping track of missing data, descriptive statistics and graphics, example commands for estimation and hypothesis testing, getting help/further studies.
Info:
Data examples will be distributed to participants ahead of the course. Unzip the data files beforehand, and place them somewhere easy to find on your computer. Slides will be distributed after the course. The slides are quite detailed. Therefore instead of taking notes, we recommend to focus on active participation in Stata.
Contact
Send questions about the course to statistikk@usit.uio.no