The course will give a thorough introduction to the software Stata. It is tailored to the needs of academics and other research practitioners who are new to Stata or wish to refresh their skills. The course will not cover basic statistical methods and their underlying mathematics but will focus on their practical application using ALLBUS data in Stata.

 

In the first part of the course, we will cover the program's interface and introduce its syntax structure and basic rules for writing clean and reproducible Stata code. Subsequently, we aim at enhancing the participants' skills in hands-on data management, common data analyses, and the visualization of results. Depending on the participants' prior knowledge, we might provide further insight into the automatization of data wrangling and analysis procedures and the export of publication-ready results. Additionally, we will review available help and support features (online and offline) to equip participants with the necessary knowledge to further develop their skills and solve occurring problems. This course will be interactive and case-based in nature.  

 

The full syllabus of the course including the day-to-day schedule will be published here in April.

You will find the course useful if:

By the end of the course, you will:

  

This online course is offered as an expanded short course consisting of 12 hours of interactive group instruction, spread over three days. The course will alternate between short lectures and hands-on exercises using Stata.  

 

Additional assignments to get a handle on Stata will be discussed in the group the next day. The two lecturers will be available to you and will support work on assignments.  All necessary materials will be provided.

 

  

You need a laptop/desktop computer that enables you to access the internet and smoothly work with Stata.

You will be provided with access to Stata licenses by GESIS but must install the software prior to the course on your own device.