Introduction to Stata multimedia CD
Developed at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health by Bill Rising, (2002)

Publisher: Stata Press
ISBN:1-881228-80-0

Available for Windows and Macintosh only
Prices: £24.00 + p&p

(Recommended for use with Stata 7 )


Contents

Table of Contents
Book Order Form


Table of Contents

The Stata Statistical Package

Stata's Windows
The Utility of Log Files
Opening and Exploring Datasets
Data as Tables
Brief Statistical Summaries
Creating Tables
Moving Stata Output to Other Applications

Syntax Diagrams and Graphing

The Joy of Syntax
Using Help
Creating Computed Variables
Creating Basic Graphs
Moving Graphs to Other Applications

Getting Data into Stata & Making Datasets

Stata's Data Editor
Importing Data
From Data to Dataset
Working with Categorical Variables & Dates

Putting Datasets Together & Automation

Adding New Data to Old: Adding Observations
Combining Data from Many Sources: Adding Variables
A Brief Hint of Automation
Analysis Without Data