Using Stata for Survey Data Analysis
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SECTION 3: INTRODUCTION TO STATA
When you open Stata, you will see a screen similar to the following:
Example 1: View of Stata when first opened
The top row is a menu bar with commands. Below the menu bar is a tool bar with buttons. And there
are four windows labeled Review, Variable, Results, and Command. Each
is described briefly below,
along with other windows that can be opened.
The menu bar has lists of commands that can be opened by clicking on a word. There are too many
sub-commands to
list here, but below is a list of the main operations that can be done with each
command. If you
use Stata a lot, you probably will not use the menu bar often because the most
common tasks can be done with the buttons on the tool bar and key-strokes.
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Table 2. Menu commands
Menu commands What the sub-commands do
File
Open files, save files, record commands and results in a log, import and
export
data files, print files, exit Stata.
Edit
Copy text or tables and Paste text or tables. Change preferences on how
Stata looks including the colors and layout of windows. For example,
you can create a window layout that you like and save it.
Data
Describe data, view data, add labels to variables, create new variables,
delete variables, and combine two datasets.
Graphics
Create and save many types of graphs from data in memory.
Statistics
Calculate descriptive statistics, run many types of regression analysis,
and perform other statistical analysis.
User
Run user-defined procedures.
Window
Open different types of windows to show data, a list
of variables, a
program, a list of recent commands, results, or help files.
Help
Find information on how to use Stata.
Tool bar
The buttons on the tool-bar are designed to make it easier to carry out the most common tasks. The
left column describes the
button on the toolbar, while the right column tells what the button does.
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