QCL STATA (Level 1 - Data) Workshop
Summary
Stata is a statistical software that is commonly used in the fields of economics, sociology, political science and science. It allows users to analyze, manage, and produce visualizations of data. Stata’s command line and graphical user interface to make the use of the software more intuitive. Hence, this workshop walks through Stata interface as well as statistical concepts to provide introductory research methods.
Purpose
The 1.5 hour workshop is intended to introduce Stata and statistical analysis to users with little or no experience for the software.
Prerequisite
- Local installation or access to Stata through Remote Desktop environment.
- Though not required, some basic spreadsheet and statistical knowledge desired.
Agenda
The workshop covers
- Introduction to Stata Console
- Data Import and Wrangling
- Define Data
- Summary Statistics
- Regression
- Basic Visualization (including histogram and scatter plot)
Intended Audience
Intended audience includes CMC Students, Faculties, Staffs, and and incoming Research Assistants (RA) at relevant research institutes.
References
- Workshop: Professor Gelman’s 2016 Presidential Election Data by County (Training Data)
- Hands-on Exercises: 2019 New York Stop-and-Frisk Data