February 09, 2011
From Statalist - st: MODULE UPDATE: WBDATA renamed WBOPENDATA
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Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 13:24:39 -0500
From: JP Azevedo
Thanks to Kit Baum and updated and renamed version of the Stata module WBDATA is now available.
WBOPENDATA draws from the main World Bank collections of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources, and made available through the World Bank Open Data Initiative, and presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates. Users can chose from one of three of the languages supported by the database, namely, English, Spanish, or French. Three possible downloads options are currently supported: country - all indicators for all years for a single country. topic - all indicators within a specific topic, for all years and all countries. indicator - all years for all countries for a single indicator. Users can also choose to have the data displayed in either the wide or long format (wide is the default option).
User's can download WBOPENDATA directly from within Stata by typing
ssc install wbopendata
WBOPENDATA requires an internet connection.
Posted by ronbo at 06:10 PM
November 04, 2010
From Stata News - Stata now has an official blog
Stata now has an official blog—Not Elsewhere Classified—located at http://blog.stata.com/. The blog will keep Stata users up-to-date about all things related to Stata statistical software, including product announcements, timely tips, and other news related to the use of Stata.
Posted by ronbo at 10:26 PM
August 18, 2009
Upcoming Stata training
Upcoming public training sessions, taught by Bill Rising (StataCorp's Director of Educational Services), have been scheduled for New York, San Francisco, and Chicago.
Introduction to the New Features of Stata 11 is a one-day course geared towards users of Stata 10 or earlier who want to quickly become proficient in Stata's newest features. Topics covered include using tools for multiple imputation, using factor variables, and performing marginal analyses. You will also learn tips for improving your workflow through efficient use of the all-new Do-file Editor and Variables Manager. The course will also touch on some new additions and extensions to Stata's existing estimation and programming tools.
Course cost is $395. This is a hands-on course; computers with Stata installed will be provided. Enrollment is limited to 24 participants.
This course will take place on October 2, 2009, in San Francisco.
Using Stata Effectively: Data Management, Analysis, and Graphics Fundamentals is a two-day course aimed at both new Stata users and those who want to use Stata more effectively. You will learn to use Stata efficiently and work in a reproducible and self-explanatory manner, making collaborative changes and follow-up analyses much simpler.
The course will cover Stata basics, data management, workflow (including overviews of Stata's command line, scripting, Stata's GUI, and how to intermix them), analysis (including basic statistical commands and common postestimation commands for predictions, hypothesis tests, marginal effects, and such), and graphics (including the Graph Editor).
Course cost is $950. This is a hands-on course; computers with Stata installed will be provided. Enrollment is limited to 24 participants.
Course dates and locations are as follows:
New York City
August 26-27, 2009
San Francisco
September 30-October 1, 2009
Chicago
October 28-29, 2009
For more information on either course, including details on the topics covered, or to enroll, see http://www.stata.com/training/public.html.
Posted by ronbo at 04:12 PM
May 22, 2009
From Stata: ICPSR summer methodology classes using Stata
Analyzing Multilevel and Mixed Models Using Stata
Panel Data Analysis Using Stata
Categorical Data Analysis in Stata
Posted by ronbo at 02:10 PM
February 26, 2009
From Stata: Access all the memory on your Mac; 64-bit now available
Stata for Mac can now take advantage of greater processing power and memory. 64-bit computers process larger blocks of information at a time and can directly address more memory than their 32-bit predecessors. Previously, only Stata for Windows and Stata for Unix used 64-bit capabilities, but now Stata for Mac does, too.
For exceptionally large datasets, the more memory you can access, the better. With 64-bit Stata software, you can maximize your 64-bit system's potential and say goodbye to the old 2-GB memory barrier imposed by 32-bit systems. You are limited only by the total amount of memory on your machine.
In addition to accessing more memory, Stata processes larger datasets more efficiently, making 64-bit Stata faster than 32-bit Stata.
For details, see What kind of performance increase can I expect in going from 32-bit to 64-bit Stata? and our list of supported platforms.
64-bit Stata for Mac includes Stata/IC, Stata/SE, and Stata/MP and requires an Intel-based Mac with a 64-bit processor and Mac OS X 10.5. Click here for how to determine if your operating system is 64-bit. Existing Stata 10 for Mac users can upgrade for free to 64-bit Stata for Mac by visiting www.stata.com/support/updates/stata10/mac64/.
Stata for Windows and Stata for Unix users, contact us to obtain 64-bit Stata.
Need more speed and greater efficiency? Visit the Stata/MP pages for information about 64-bit computing on multicore or multiprocessor machines.
Posted by ronbo at 04:09 AM
January 23, 2009
From Stata: StataCorp summer internship program
Application period for Summer 2009: January 15–February 15, 2009
StataCorp summer internships offer the opportunity for students to learn the inner workings of statistical software development and support by working closely with StataCorp technical staff. Statistical software development is a uniquely challenging and rewarding career, ideal for those with a graduate education in statistics (or related fields) and for those with a keen interest in using their problem-solving skills to produce commercial software for use by all types of scientists, from medical professionals to leaders in finance.
StataCorp, located near the Texas A&M campus in College Station, Texas, is a growing company that for over 20 years has been a leader in statistical software, primarily through our flagship product, Stata. Stata provides an integrated statistics, graphics, and data-management solution for anyone who analyzes data.
We develop, distribute, and support Stata software. Our technical staff also contribute to the Stata Journal and books published by Stata Press, teach online training courses, attend Stata user-group and professional meetings, and interact with our world-wide base of Stata users.
StataCorp offers exciting opportunities for summer interns. Job duties include
* learning how to use Stata and how to program in Stata
* answering technical questions from Stata users via email
* creating technical support materials, such as FAQs and NetCourses
* assisting in adding new statistical features to Stata, including programming, testing, and documenting these features
* collaborating on projects suitable for publication in the Stata Journal
The candidate must
* be currently or about-to-be enrolled in a graduate program in statistics, biostatistics, econometrics, computer science, or a related quantitative field
* have good technical writing skills and the ability to effectively communicate in English
The preferred candidate will have
* a strong mathematical background
* experience programming in statistical languages such as Stata
* experience programming in scientific languages such as C/C++/Java
Intern salary is commensurate with skills and experience. Internships are full-time positions, but work schedules can accommodate summer courses.
The application period for Summer 2009 is January 15–February 15, 2009. StataCorp will not accept applications for summer internships outside this period. Be sure to indicate job code RA-1 on your application. Submit a letter of inquiry and resume by email or fax to
Roberto G. Gutierrez
hrd@stata.com
fax: 979-696-4601
Posted by ronbo at 03:26 PM
December 11, 2008
Preliminary proceedings of the 2008 Fall Stata Users Group meeting, now available
The North American Stata Users Group's Fall meeting was held in San Francisco on November 13-14, 2008. Proceedings, notes, and other materials can be viewed here.
Posted by ronbo at 06:23 PM
November 20, 2008
Stata Bookstore: The Workflow of Data Analysis Using Stata
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Comment from the Stata technical group
The Workflow of Data Analysis Using Stata, by J. Scott Long, is a productivity tool for data analysts. Long guides you toward streamlining your workflow, because a good workflow is essential for replicating your work, and replication is essential for good science.
A workflow of data analysis is a process for managing all aspects of data analysis. Planning, documenting, and organizing your work; cleaning the data; creating, renaming, and verifying variables; performing and presenting statistical analyses; producing replicable results; and archiving what you have done are all integral parts of your workflow. Long shows how to design and implement efficient workflows for both one-person projects and team projects.
An efficient workflow reduces the time you spend doing data management and lets you produce datasets that are easier to analyze. When you methodically clean your data and carefully choose names and effective labels for your variables, the time you spend doing statistical and graphical analyses will be more productive and more enjoyable.
After introducing workflows and explaining how a better workflow can make it easier to work with data, Long describes planning, organizing, and documenting your work. He then introduces how to write and debug Stata do-files and how to use local and global macros. Long presents conventions that greatly simplify data analysis—conventions for naming, labeling, documenting, and verifying variables. He also covers cleaning, analyzing, and protecting your data.
While describing effective workflows, Long also introduces the concepts of basic data management using Stata and writing Stata do-files. Using real-world examples, Stata commands, and Stata scripts, Long illustrates effective techniques for managing your data and analyses. If you analyze data, this book is recommended for you.
For more details and table of content of the book, go to Stata website:
http://www.stata.com/bookstore/wdaus.html
Posted by yan at 02:24 PM
October 13, 2008
2008 Fall North American Stata Users Group meeting in San Francisco, Nov 13-14
The 2008 Fall North American Stata Users Group meeting will be held November 13 and 14 at Handlery Union Square Hotel, located in downtown San Francisco.
The meeting will be interesting to a wide variety of Stata users, with talks at all levels in many different subject areas. The program of speakers is at the end of this email. All the details about the meeting, including registration information, can be found at
http://www.stata.com/meeting/fnasug08
The invited speakers are Christopher Baum (Department of Economics, Boston College), Colin Cameron (Department of Economics, UC-Davis), John Neuhaus (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UC-San Francisco), and Joe Schafer (Department of Statistics, Penn State). Stata developers will also attend the meeting, both to present and to take notes during the popular "wishes and grumbles" session.
Posted by yan at 04:23 PM
August 23, 2008
Stata book news: A Gentle Introduction to Stata, 2nd Edition
Alan Acock’s A Gentle Introduction to Stata, Second Edition is aimed at new Stata users who want to become proficient in Stata. After reading this introductory text, new users will not only be able to use Stata well but also learn new aspects of Stata easily.
Acock assumes that the user is not familiar with any statistical software. This assumption of a blank slate is central to the structure and contents of the book. Acock starts with the basics; for example, the portion of the book that deals with data management begins with a careful and detailed example of turning survey data on paper into a Stata-ready dataset on the computer. When explaining how to go about basic exploratory statistical procedures, Acock includes notes that should help the reader develop good work habits. This mixture of explaining good Stata habits and good statistical habits continues throughout the book.
[more from Stata's website: A Gentle Introduction to Stata, 2nd Edition]
Posted by yan at 11:02 PM
August 12, 2008
News from Stata: An Introduction to Stata for Health Researchers (2nd Edition) is available
Svend Juul’s An Introduction to Stata for Health Researchers, Second Edition is distinguished in its careful attention to detail. The reader will learn not only how to use Stata but also the skills needed to create the reproducible analyses so necessary in the field.
The book is based on the assumption that the reader has some basic knowledge of statistics but no knowledge of Stata. It builds the reader’s abilities as a builder would build a house, laying a firm foundation in Stata, framing a general structure in which good work can be accomplished, and finally filling in details that are particular to various types of statistical analysis.
For more on the book, visit An Introduction to Stata for Health Researchers, 2nd Edition.
Posted by yan at 06:06 PM
July 18, 2008
Stata Users Group meeting in San Francisco: Call for papers
[From Stata News: 2008 Fall North American Stata Users Group meeting]The 2008 Fall North American Stata Users Group meeting will be held November 13 and 14 at Handlery Union Square Hotel, located in downtown San Francisco.
Stata Users Group meetings started in Britain in 1995 and have been spreading to more and more countries, including Italy, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Australia, Poland, and the United States. Talks are intended for a general audience with mixed levels of expertise in Stata and statistics. Stata developers will also attend the meeting, both to present and to take notes during the popular “wishes and grumbles” session. We hope you will consider joining us in November, as a presenter or an attendee.
Submission information
We encourage submissions on any topic highlighting the use of Stata in research, teaching, or any other field, such as the following topics:
- Using Stata for modeling and analysis
- User-written Stata programs
- Case studies of research or teaching using Stata
- Using Stata to import and manage data
- Teaching Stata
- Teaching statistics with Stata
- Surveys or critiques of Stata facilities in specific fields
- Software comparisons
You may choose to give
- a 10-minute talk (followed by a 5-minute discussion),
- a 20-minute talk (followed by a 5-minute discussion), or
- a 45-minute review or tutorial (followed by a 5-minute discussion).
Please submit an abstract and contact information (your name, affiliation, postal address, email address, and fax and phone numbers) online at http://repec.org/fnasug08/fnasug1.php by September 30, 2008. The abstract should be no longer than 200 words. Please also indicate how long your talk will be. Members of the scientific organizing committee will review abstracts. Conference fees will be waived for presenters.
Presenters will be asked to provide materials related to their talk (slides and programs/datasets, where applicable) in electronic form, preferably before the meeting, to the organizing committee, so that the materials can be posted on our web site and in the Stata Users Group RePEc archive.
For more details and registration information, visit Stata website: http://stata.com/meeting/fnasug08/index.htmlPosted by yan at 10:13 PM
June 26, 2008
From Statalist: Stata Journal and SSC Archive
The contents of Stata Journal, vol. 8 issue 2, are now indexed in
RePEc at
http://ideas.repec.org/s/tsj/stataj.html
and
http://econpapers.repec.org/article/tsjstataj/
In accordance with the publisher's 'moving wall', links to Stata
Journal vol. 5 issue 2 are now freely available. All articles up to
and including this issue may be downloaded in full text, gratis.
Thanks again to StataCorp for making the back issues available to all.
Posted by ronbo at 03:22 PM
June 24, 2008
Stata NetCourse schedules
| NetCourse 101 |  |
Introduction to Stata |
| Course length: | 6 weeks (4 lectures) | |
| Dates: | September 12–October 24, 2008 | |
| Enrollment deadline: | September 11, 2008 | |
| Price: | $95.00 |
| NetCourse 151 | |
Introduction to Stata Programming |
| Course length: | 6 weeks (4 lectures) | |
| Dates: | September 12–October 24, 2008 | |
| Enrollment deadline: | September 11, 2008 | |
| Price: | $ 125.00 |
| NetCourse 152 | |
Advanced Stata Programming |
| Course length: | 7 weeks (5 lectures) | |
| Dates: | October 10–November 28, 2008 | |
| Enrollment deadline: | October 9 | |
| Price: | $150.00 |
| NetCourse 461 | |
Introduction to Univariate Time Series with Stata |
| Course length: | 7 weeks (4 lectures plus overview of multivariate methods) | |
| Dates: | October 10–November 28, 2008 | |
| Enrollment deadline: | October 9 | |
| Price: | $295.00 |
For detailed schedule and description of each course, go to Stata website: NetCourse schedules
Posted by yan at 12:47 PM
May 29, 2008
Stata 5-day seminar: Event History and Survival Analysis Using Stata
Event History and Survival Analysis Using Stata
Posted by yan at 03:18 PM
May 05, 2008
Stata for Macintosh FAQ: Copying graphs and tables on Macintosh
New from Stata FAQ:Why am I unable to copy graphs and tables from Stata into other applications?
| Title | Copying graphs and tables on Macintosh | |
| Author | Theresa Boswell, StataCorp | |
| Date | April 2008 |
Some users may experience problems with pasting graphs and tables from Stata to other applications.
Beginning with Stata 10 for Macintosh, Stata copies images to the Clipboard in the PDF format for the best possible output. However, some legacy applications such as Microsoft Office 2004 only support pasting of images from the Clipboard in the PICT format. This can cause problems for users who attempt to copy an image within Stata and paste the image to another application. If you are unable to copy images from Stata to your application, open the General Preferences dialog and check the Copy Images to the Clipboard as PICT checkbox.
The PICT format does not support rotated text and has been deprecated by Apple in favor of the PDF format. Rotated text in a Stata graph will appear horizontal on the pasted PICT image. If possible, we encourage you to upgrade the application to which you are pasting Stata output or graphs to one that supports Clipboard data in the PDF format, such as Microsoft Office 2008. Once you have upgraded your application, uncheck the Copy Images to the Clipboard as PICT checkbox in Stata so that Stata will copy images to the Clipboard in the PDF format for the best possible output.
Posted by yan at 11:50 AM
now available: 2nd Edition of An Introduction to Survival Analysis Using Stata
From Stata News:
An Introduction to Survival Analysis Using Stata, 2nd Edition is now available
An Introduction to Survival Analysis Using Stata, Second Edition is the ideal tutorial for professional data analysts who want to learn survival analysis for the first time or who are well versed in survival analysis but not as dexterous in using Stata to analyze survival data. This text also serves as a valuable reference to those who already have experience using Stata’s survival analysis routines.
The second edition has been updated for Stata 10, containing a new chapter on power and sample-size calculations for survival studies and sections that describe how to fit regression models (stcox and streg) in the presence of complex survey data. Other enhancements include discussions about nonparametric estimation of mean/median survival, survival graphs with embedded at-risk tables, better hazard graphs through the use of boundary kernels, and concordance measures for assessing the predictive accuracy of the Cox model, as well as an expanded discussion of model building strategies including the use of fractional polynomials.
More details about the book on Stata's website.
Posted by yan at 11:48 AM
March 27, 2008
Stata 10 manual errata
Errata are available for the following manuals:
Base Reference Manual, Volume 1
Base Reference Manual, Volume 2
Base Reference Manual, Volume 3
Data Management Reference Manual
Longitudinal/Panel Data Reference Manual
Mata Reference Manual
Multivariate Statistics Reference Manual
Programming Reference Manual
Survival Analysis and Epidemoiological Tables Reference Manual
For detailed contents, go to Stata 10 manual errata page at Stata.com
Posted by yan at 01:42 PM
March 16, 2008
From Statalist: Stata Journal and Stata Technical Bulletin articles now available on line
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:15:26 -0500
From: wgould@stata.com (William Gould, StataCorp LP)
Stata Journal articles now available on line
Not quite a month ago, there was the suggestion that Stata Journal articles be made electronically available, and that a moving wall be established before which the articles would be free.
On 14feb2008, I wrote, "I agree."
Today it's all been implemented and is on-line. Point your browser to http://www.stata-journal.com/archives.html
All Stata Journal articles -- over 300 -- are available. This includes reviewed articles and columns, such as Nick Cox's Speaking Stata and, er, my Mata Matters. Articles and columns more than 3 years old are available for free. More recent articles are priced at $7.50 each.
All articles are delivered in PDF form.
There's a search engine, too. You may search by keyword, author, or title.
STB available, too
The Stata Technical Bulletin (STB), the predecessor of the Stata Journal, is available, too. Prior issues are free. See http://www.stata.com/bookstore/stbj.html
Posted by ronbo at 03:12 AM
March 05, 2008
2008 Summer North American Stata Users Group meeting
2008 Summer North American Stata Users Group meeting
July 24–25, 2008
Gleacher Center, University of Chicago
450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive
Chicago, IL 60611
Details at 2008 Summer North American Stata Users Group meeting: announcement and call for papers
Posted by yan at 03:31 PM
February 11, 2008
Stata Bookstore: Multilevel and Longitudinal Modeling Using Stata, 2nd Edition
Multilevel and Longitudinal Modeling Using Stata, 2nd Edition
Authors: Sophia Rabe-Hesketh and Anders Skrondal
Publisher: Stata Press
Copyright: 2008
ISBN-10: 1-59718-040-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-59718-040-5
Pages: 562; paperback
Price: $59.00
Comment from the Stata technical group
Multilevel and Longitudinal Modeling Using Stata, Second Edition, by Sophia Rabe-Hesketh and Anders Skrondal, looks specifically at Stata’s treatment of generalized linear mixed models, also known as multilevel or hierarchical models. These models are “mixed” because they allow fixed and random effects, and they are “generalized” because they are appropriate for continuous Gaussian responses as well as binary, count, and other types of limited dependent variables.
The second edition has much to offer for readers of the first edition, reading more like a sequel than an update. The text has almost doubled in length from the original, coming in at 562 pages. This second edition incorporates three new chapters: a chapter on standard linear regression, a chapter on discrete-time survival analysis, and a chapter resulting from an expanded discussion of random-coefficient and growth-curve models. The authors have updated this edition for Stata 10, expanding on discussions in the original edition and adding new in-text examples and end-of-chapter exercises. In particular, the authors have thoroughly covered the new Stata commands xtmelogit and xtmepoisson.
For complete information:
http://stata.com/bookstore/mlmus2.html
Posted by yan at 01:28 AM
Stata Bookstore: Using Stata for Principles of Econometrics, 3rd Edition
Using Stata for Principles of Econometrics, 3rd Edition
Authors: Lee C. Adkins and R. Carter Hill
Publisher: Wiley
Copyright: 2008
ISBN-10: 0-470-18546-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-18546-9
Pages: 480; paperback
Price: $57.75
Comments from the Stata technical group
Using Stata for Principles of Econometrics, Third Edition, by Lee C. Adkins and R. Carter Hill, is a companion to the introductory econometrics textbook Principles of Econometrics, Third Edition. Adkins and Hill provide a quick introduction to using Stata’s menu system and command line before moving on to their many examples. Because the main textbook uses a learning-by-doing approach, this companion book is especially useful to get in more “doing”.
Using Stata for Principles of Econometrics, Third Edition, shows how to use Stata to reproduce examples from the main textbook and to interpret the output. The authors also provide important information needed to perform and understand econometric analyses.
For complete information including Table of Contents:
http://stata.com/bookstore/uspe.html
Posted by yan at 01:24 AM
October 08, 2007
2007 West Coast Stata Users Group meeting
The first West Coast (of the United States) Stata Users Group meeting will be held October 25 and 26, 2007, at Marina del Rey Hotel, located 10 minutes from Los Angeles International Airport at water’s edge.
Stata Users Group meetings started in Britain in 1995 and have spread to Italy, Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, Australia, and the East Coast. Talks are intended to be accessible to a general audience with mixed levels of expertise in Stata and statistics. Stata developers will also attend, both to present new Stata features and to take notes during the popular “Wishes and grumbles” session. We hope you will consider attending the meeting.
The registration deadline is October 15, 2007.
For program schedule and details of the meeting, or to register, visit the meeting website.
Posted by yan at 02:06 PM
September 21, 2007
Stata/SE upgraded to version 10.0 on Stanford Unix
Stata/SE upgraded to 10.0
(Statistics Analysis Package)
http://www.stata.com/
DESCRIPTION
Stata is an environment for manipulating and analyzing data using statistical and graphical methods. Stata is an integrated package - not a collection of separate modules. You can intersperse data management, statistical, and graphical commands.
The above is taken from the Stata website.
CHANGES
See http://www.stata.com/stata10/ for details.
UNIX COMMANDS
stata
stata-se
xstata
xstata-se
Posted by yan at 01:57 PM
August 30, 2007
Installing Stata 10 on Windows Vista
This is posted at Stata Support (http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/win/vista_lic.html):
Some users may encounter the following error message when attempting to install Stata on a Windows Vista machine:
I cannot open C:\Program Files\Stata10\STATA.LIC for writing. No Action Taken.
The default Vista permission settings do not allow applications write permissions to their respective install directories, even if you are logged into a machine as administrator. Stata needs these permissions to create its license file.
To get around the problem, you must right-click on the Stata executable in the Stata install directory and select “Run as Administrator” from the right-click menu to open Stata. Then you can enter your authorization information, etc., and Stata will create the proper file.
See also here for solutions to update Stata on Windows Vista.
Posted by yan at 12:57 PM