Stata: Beginner to Advanced

• A basic understanding of data science

Audience

• Data Analysts

Stata is an open source general-purpose software package written in C. With Stata, users can analyze large data sets for use cases such as economics, sociology, biomedicine, etc.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at data analysts who wish to analyze large data sets with Stata.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create statistic models for predicting key interest variables and events.
• Generate descriptive visualizations, summary tables, frequencies, and more.
• Manage and structure large datasets, ready for data analysis.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Introduction

Stata and Big Data

• What is Stata?
• Stata syntax and commands

Preparing the Development Environment

• Installing and configuring Stata

Datasets and Data

• Opening and cleaning datasets
• Compressing datasets
• Importing and exporting datasets
• Viewing, describing, and summarizing raw data
• Using tabulations and tables
• Working with distributional analysis
• Implementing variables for data manipulation
• Saving data
• Working with commands

Graphing in Stata

• Using plots, charts, and graphs
• Working with distributional analysis in graphing
• Styling and combining graphs

Statistics and Regression

• Using bivariate correlation and regression
• Working with OLS regression, logits, and probits
• Using interactive effects in regression models

Summary and Conclusion