Learning Stata: A Structured Plan

1. Introduction to Stata

• Understanding the Stata interface
• Command syntax and do-files
• Using the help system and documentation

2. Data Management

• Importing and exporting data (Excel, CSV, etc.)
• Managing datasets (merge, append, reshape)
• Labeling variables and values
• Generating and modifying variables

3. Descriptive Statistics & Data Exploration

• Summary statistics (mean, median, standard deviation, etc.)
• Tabulations and frequency distributions
• Graphing and visualizations (histograms, scatter plots, box plots)

4. Data Cleaning and Preparation

• Handling missing values
• Duplicates and outliers
• String and date manipulation
• Creating and managing subsets