Re: st: Intro social science stats book

[Suzy <scott_788@wowway.com>]

I hoped that my  qualifying  statement ...  "in my experience" would not 
go unnoticed!
Thank you for the recommendation for the book.  I hoped that the 
graphics manual would suffice. I'm sure that Stata is indeed flexible 
enough that good graphs can be created with some effort and practice - I 
just don't like all the code that is required.
As for student discounts, whatever I got direct through Stata as a 
student and previous stata 8 user (grad plan) was still a bit steep (for 
me) for the v. 9 upgrade and full set of manuals.

Friedrich Huebler wrote:


> --- Suzy <scott_788@wowway.com> wrote:
>  
>
> > 2. "Most" established professors that I know use SAS or SPSS, so
> > they can't help with Stata questions at all. I've found that the
> > "younger" professors actually tend to use R.
> >    
> I would argue that your sample is too small to make general
> statements about the use of Stata.
>
>  
>
> > 3.  I know I'll probably get slammed from other users on this
> > sight, but I still think the graphics are way too complex
> > (inflexible) and/or boring,  and I do have the graphics manual for
> > Stata v. 9. The Stata graphics are just not fun IMHO. I've found
> > the best graphs have come from  the  user generated programs, and
> > not the main Stata program.
> >    
> Go the Stata bookstore (http://stata.com/bookstore/) and buy this
> book: Michael Mitchell. 2004. A Visual Guide to Stata Graphics.
> College Station: Stata Press.
>
>  
>
> > 4. The price point is OK, but it could be much, much better for 
> > students. Updating to version 9. and buying the manuals broke the
> > bank.
> >    
> If your university has a GradPlan you can buy Stata at a lower price
> (http://www.stata.com/order/new/edu/gradplan.html). Even the "Visual
> Guide to Stata Graphics" is offered at a discount through a GradPlan.
>
> Friedrich Huebler
>
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