When was Stata first released? When were later versions released?
| Title | |
History of Stata |
| Author |
William W. Gould, StataCorp
Nicholas J. Cox, Durham University |
| Date |
April 2006; updated July 2009 |
Stata 1.0 was officially released in January 1985. Subsequent releases
are shown below.
| Version | Release date |
| 11.0 | July 2009 |
| 10.1 | August 2008 |
(free downloadable update) |
| 10.0 | June 2007 |
|
9.2 |
April 2006 |
(free downloadable update) |
|
9.1 |
September 2005 |
(free downloadable update) |
|
9.0 |
April 2005 |
|
8.2 |
October 2003 |
(free downloadable update) |
|
8.1 |
July 2003 |
(free downloadable update) |
|
8.0 |
January 2003 |
|
7.0 |
December 2000 |
|
6.0 |
January 1999 |
|
5.0 |
September 1996 |
|
4.0 |
January 1995 |
|
3.1 |
August 1993 |
|
3.0 |
March 1992 |
|
2.1 |
August 1990 |
|
2.05 |
April 1989 |
|
2.0 |
June 1988 |
|
1.5 |
February 1987 |
|
1.4 |
May 1986 |
|
1.3 |
August 1985 |
|
1.2 |
May 1985 |
|
1.1 |
February 1985 |
|
1.0 |
January 1985 |
A more detailed account of the history of Stata will be found in
Stata Journal, volume 5, number 1 (2005).
This special issue includes a capsule account by Nicholas J. Cox with
detailed tables of events, key persons, users’ meetings, etc.; the
transcript of an interview of William Gould by H. Joseph Newton; and
recollections of several Stata users especially active in the early years.
See
http://www.stata-journal.com for more information on the journal and
http://www.stata-journal.com/sj5-1.html for more details on that issue.
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