Issued by: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Introduction to Stata

Part of the

Pathway in Softwares for economic data analysis and representation: QGis, R, Stata

Pathway in Softwares for economic data analysis and representation: Matlab, Stata, LaTeX

About the Course

This course provides an introduction to Stata software. It is designed to students who have no experience with Stata and intend to develop gradually the knowledge of software. The aim is to provide the fundamental concepts and make students able to make elaborations autonomously.

Attendance and Credentials

Attendance

FREE!

Attendance Certificate

FREE!

Course Agenda

Enrollments Start

Oct 30, 2016

Course Opens

Nov 14, 2016

Course Closes

Not Set

Learning outcomes

Knowledge of supported file formats
Knowledge of the working environment of Stata
Knowledge of general syntax rules
Basic knowledge of the commands for:
- Loading data
- Description of the database content
- Merging two databases
- Creation of continuous, dummy and categorical variables
- Changing variable values
- Setting of tables and contingency tables
Minimum knowledge of the commands for creating graphs
Minimum knowledge of the Survey package
Minimum knowledge of advanced programming commands

Background and Requirements

Minimum knowledge of English (to understand the names of the commands as well as the guides and help functions).

Textbooks

Course Format

The teacher presents the topics in recorded lessons using slides and script files. The materials made available by the teacher include slides, scripts with the functions seen during the lessons, exercises on which students can practice and their solutions.

Certificates and Exam rules

Attendance Certificate

You can obtain the Certificate of Attendance and the Badge by completing the assessment tests present in the course (you must answer correctly to 7/10 questions for each section).

Instructors

MARGHERITA RUSSO

Dipartimento di Economia "Marco Biagi"