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Re: st: Stata resources for newbie
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Tue, 28 May 2013 08:23:22 +0100
Hi, sorry to be a pain but I didn't really understand this from Nick:
"Should have been
>
>
> when the richest resource on the language is bundled within Stata."
Otherwise I am very grateful for your help all.
Best Wishes
Annabel Mullin
On 27 May 2013, at 20:57, Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
> Should have been
>
> when the richest resource on the language is bundled within Stata.
> Nick
> [email protected]
>
>
> On 27 May 2013 18:49, Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Richard's right, but I am usually surprised that most recommendations
>> overlook what is to me the most obvious and the most instructive
>> single source.
>>
>> [U] starts very easy and gets more difficult in a well graded way. But
>> Margaret's question seems to imply someone not a beginner in
>> statistics, just in Stata, and [U] is ideal for such person. Numerous
>> users seem to determined to slow themselves down by Googling
>> everything when the richest resource is bundled on the language within
>> Stata.
>> Nick
>> [email protected]
>>
>>
>> On 27 May 2013 18:32, Richard Williams <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Numerous freebie resources are listed at
>>>
>>> http://www.stata.com/links/resources-for-learning-stata/
>>>
>>> I myself use the UCLA pages a lot. My own Stata highlights page is at
>>>
>>> http://www3.nd.edu/~rwilliam/stats/StataHighlights.html
>>>
>>> For books, see
>>>
>>> http://www.stata.com/bookstore/books-on-stata/
>>>
>>> The book by Hamilton is the classic and it is what I used when I started.
>>> But several good newer books (e.g. Acock) have come along in recent years.
>>> Which you prefer might depend on your field of study.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> At 11:02 AM 5/27/2013, Margaret MacDougall wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello
>>>>
>>>> I would welcome ideas on useful resources (including textbooks) which list
>>>> users have used successfully in helping complete beginners with Stata to
>>>> learn efficiently how to translate formulae and equations from theoretical
>>>> statistics into Stata syntax. The new user will be applying formulae within
>>>> the context of hypothesis testing but using modern methods unavailable
>>>> through a point-and-click approach.
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks
>>>>
>>>> Best wishes
>>>>
>>>> Margaret
>>>>
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