STATA - Importing Data

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STATA: Data AnalysisSoftware STATA Importing Data www.STATA.org.uk Step-by Step Screenshot Guides to help you use STATA Not affiliated with Stata Corp.

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Datasets Used inTutorial – Datasets in these tutorials are based on examples in: Stock and Watson (2006) “Introduction to Econometrics” – You can obtain all of the datasets used in these tutorials by downloading a STATA command file from http://www.stata.org.uk/download-examples.html

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Outline – Data Importing and Editing • Import Comma-Separated Value (CSV) Files • Generate New Variables • Save Dataset • Close and Re-open Dataset • Create a do-file • Use the Help System • Challenge

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Other Useful Commands – To find help on any other command just type help commandname – Other useful data management commands – replace change contents of variable – drop remove specified variables – keep drop other variables except specified – merge add variables from other dataset – append add observations from other dataset

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Data Importing andEditing: Challenge Challenge – Create a dummy variable for English Learners Method – Import caschool.csv – Generate new variable (HiEl=1 if el_pct>20) – Save dataset – Create a do-file and copy commands

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www.STATA.org.uk – If you visit www.STATA.org.uk you can download tutorials on these other topics: Data Management Statistical Analysis Importing Data Summary Statistics Graphs Linear Regressions Presenting Output Panel Regressions Merge or Drop Data Time Series Analysis Instrumental Variables Probit Analysis

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