Sequence Analysis with Stata

Meta-analysis in Stata using gllamm.

There are several user-written programs for performing meta-analysis in Stata (Stata Statistical Software: College Station, TX: Stata Corp LP). These include metan, metareg, mvmeta, and glst. However, there are several cases for which these programs do not suffice. For instance, there is no software for performing univariate meta-analysis with correlated estimates, for multilevel or hierarchica...

Bayesian Analysis in Stata using WinBUGS

WinBUGS is a program for Bayesian model fitting by Gibbs sampling. WinBUGS has very limited facilities for data handling while Stata has no routines for Bayesian analysis, and as a result there is a lot to be gained by running Stata and WinBUGS in combination. A set of ado files are presented that enable data to be processed in Stata, passed to WinBUGS for model fitting and the results read bac...

A Handbook of Statistical Analysis Using Stata

Facilitating applied economic research with Stata

Applied empirical research in economics and finance has traditionally involved the use of two types of high-level software: statistical/econometric packages, such as TSP, SAS, RATS or eViews, and matrix languages, such as MATLAB, GAUSS, S-Plus or Ox. Each type has its strengths and weaknesses. In this essay, we describe the middle ground posed by the statistical package and its programming lang...

Speaking Stata: Problems with tables, Part I

Tables in some form or another are part and parcel of data management and analysis. The main general-purpose tabulation commands, tabulate, table, and tabstat, are reviewed and compared. When these do not provide a tabulation solution, one key strategy is to prepare the material for tabulation as a set of variables, after which the table itself can be presented with tabdisp or list. This is the...