Re: st: Stata resources for newbie

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

Thanks for taking the trouble to be precise, Nick.

Best wishes

Margaret

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On 27/05/2013 20:57, Nick Cox wrote:
> Should have been
>
> when the richest resource on the language is bundled within Stata.
> Nick
> njcoxstata@gmail.com
>
>
> On 27 May 2013 18:49, Nick Cox<njcoxstata@gmail.com>  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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