My first statistics course primarily consisted of plugging numbers into formulas. I did not leave that course with any real idea of how statistics differed from basic algebra. The next course I took is what put it all together, and I’ve loved statistics ever since. In that course, we examined the relationships between a population and its samples. I learned that using just a small amount of data, statistics enables us to make inferences about the entire population. Now that is cool! Read more…
We just released more new features in StataNow. When you update your copy of StataNow, you will have access to the following: Read more…
Before we fit statistical models with our datasets, we typically go through a few checks to confirm that our data are accurate and complete. Regardless of whether you have obtained data from an organization or built the dataset yourself, it is worthwhile to check for data entry errors. Below, we will show you four essential Stata commands for performing quality checks on your data: duplicates, isid, assert, and misstable.
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An update to StataNow is now available. You can update your copy of StataNow to access the latest features, including the following: Read more…