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 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 to enhance 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 automating data wrangling and analysis procedures and exporting publication-ready results. Additionally, we will review available help and support features (online and offline) to equip participants with the necessary knowledge to develop their skills further and solve occurring problems. This course will be interactive and case-based in nature.

 

Organizational structure of the course

This hybrid course is a short course with 12 hours of interactive group instruction spread over two days. The course will alternate between short lectures and hands-on exercises using Stata.  

 

Additional assignments to get a handle on Stata. The two lecturers will be available to you and support work on assignments.  All necessary materials will be provided.

You will find the course useful if:

By the end of the course, you will:

 

Software and hardware requirements

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

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