Table of contentsList of tables
List of figures
Preface to the third edition (PDF)
Preface to the second edition (PDF)
Preface to the first edition (PDF)
Online supplements
Notations in this book
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)