I The basics

1 Getting started

• 1.1 Installing and updating Stata
  
• 1.2 Starting and exiting Stata
  
• 1.3 Customizing Stata (Windows)
  
• 1.4 Windows in Stata
  
• 1.5 Issuing commands
  
• 1.6 Managing output
  

2 Getting help—and more

• 2.1 The manuals
• 2.2 Online help
• 2.3 Other resources
• 2.4 Errors and error messages

3 Stata file types and names

4 Command syntax

• 4.1 General syntax rules
• 4.2 Syntax diagrams
• 4.3 Lists of variables and numbers
• 4.4 Qualifiers
• 4.5 Weights
• 4.6 Options
• 4.7 Prefixes
• 4.8 Other syntax elements
• 4.9 Version control

II Data management

5 Variables

• 5.1 Types of variables
• 5.2 Numeric formats
• 5.3 Decimal periods and commas
• 5.4 Missing values
• 5.5 Storage types and precision
• 5.6 Date and time variables
• 5.7 String variables
• 5.8 Memory considerations

6 Getting data in and out of Stata

• 6.1 Opening and saving Stata data
• 6.2 Entering data
• 6.3 Reading ASCII data
• 6.4 Exchanging data with other programs

7 Documentation commands

• 7.1 Labels
• 7.2 Working with labels: An example

8 Calculations

• 8.1 generate and replace
• 8.2 Operators and functions in calculations
• 8.3 Extended functions: egen
• 8.4 Recoding variables
• 8.5 Checking correctness of calculations
• 8.6 Giving numbers to observations

9 Commands affecting data structure

• 9.1 Selecting observations and variables
• 9.2 Renaming and reordering variables
• 9.3 Sorting data
• 9.4 Combining files
• 9.5 Reshaping data

10 Taking good care of your data

• 10.1 The audit trail
• 10.2 Data collection
• 10.3 Entering data in the computer
• 10.4 Data management
• 10.5 Analysis
• 10.6 Protect your data
• 10.7 Archiving the project

III Analysis

11 Description and simple analysis

• 11.1 Overview of a dataset
• 11.2 Listing observations
• 11.3 Simple tables for categorical variables
• 11.4 Analyzing continuous variables
• 11.5 Finding confidence intervals
• 11.6 Immediate commands

12 Stratified analysis

• 12.1 Cohort data without censorings
• 12.2 Incidence-rate data
• 12.3 Case–control data

13 Regression analysis

• 13.1 Linear regression
• 13.2 Regression postestimation
• 13.3 Categorical predictors—factor variables
• 13.4 Interactions in regression models
• 13.5 Logistic regression
• 13.6 Other regression models
• 13.7 Nonindependent observations

14 Incidence, mortality, and survival

• 14.1 Setting the time scale and event: The stset command
• 14.2 The Kaplan–Meier survival function
• 14.3 Cox proportional hazards regression
• 14.4 Preparing data for advanced survival analyses
• 14.5 Advanced survival modeling
• 14.6 Tabulating rates
• 14.7 Poisson regression
• 14.8 Standardization

15 Measurement and diagnosis

• 15.1 Comparing two measurements
• 15.2 Reproducibility of measurements
• 15.3 Using tests for diagnosis

16 Miscellaneous

• 16.1 Random samples, simulations
• 16.2 Sample-size and study power estimation
• 16.3 Other analyses

IV Graphs

17 Graphs

• 17.1 Anatomy of a graph
• 17.2 Anatomy of graph commands
• 17.3 Graph size
• 17.4 Schemes
• 17.5 Graph options: Axes
• 17.6 Graph options: Text elements
• 17.7 Plot options: Markers, lines, etc.
• 17.8 Graph examples
• 17.9 By-graphs and combined graphs
• 17.10 Using dialogs to generate commands
• 17.11 The Graph Editor
• 17.12 Saving, displaying, and printing graphs

V Advanced topics

18 Advanced topics

• 18.1 Using saved results
• 18.2 Macros and scalars
• 18.3 Programs
• 18.4 Useful programming commands
• 18.5 Debugging programs
• 18.6 Ado-files useful for handling output

VI Appendixes

A Manuals and other good books

• A.1 Stata manuals
• A.2 Other good books

B Exercises

• B.1 The user interface
• B.2 Managing output
• B.3 Calculations
• B.4 Working with missing values
• B.5 Working with date variables
• B.6 Description and simple analysis
• B.7 Taking good care of your data

C Advice about working with Windows

• C.1 Create a smart folder structure
• C.2 How to select a default working folder for a program
• C.3 Make Windows display filename extensions
• C.4 Creating a new folder
• C.5 Renaming a folder or a file
• C.6 Copying a file or a folder to another folder or to an external drive
• C.7 How to move a file or a folder to another folder
• C.8 Write-protect your files

References
Author index (PDF)
Subject index (PDF)