Re: st: Stata resources for newbie

[Margaret MacDougall <Margaret.MacDougall@ed.ac.uk>]

Many thanks, Nick and Robert, for your valued speedy responses. Yes, I 
am trying to introduce a student of statistics to Stata within the 
context of a summer project, where they will have lots to learn beyond 
Stata programming. Therefore, when using Stata, they need to focus on 
the exercise of translating the types of formulae that arise within the 
context of non-standard hypothesis testing into a language they have not 
met before. In terms of a suitable resource, I expect the keywords are 
'systematic' and 'focused'.

Nick, in your reply, I understand you as saying that it is "[U]" that is 
"the most obvious and the most instructive single source".  Could you 
kindly confirm what is meant by "[U]". Please excuse me for not knowing.

Best wishes

Margaret

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On 27/05/2013 18:49, Nick Cox 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
> njcoxstata@gmail.com
>
>
> On 27 May 2013 18:32, Richard Williams<richardwilliams.ndu@gmail.com>  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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