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This two day programme provides a comprehensive introduction to STATA and enables participants to practice application of the issues covered. As a result, delegates will understand (i) the theory behind particular quantitative (mainly econometric) techniques and (ii) how to physically code these into STATA and understand its outputs.
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Central London
Course Details Info
1. Introduction: Don’t skip the descriptives |
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2. STATA Introduction: Setting up STATA, loading data, browsing and modifying data, .do files, .ado files and .log files · Customising STATA · Using help · Updating STATA · Using the log function and .do files · STATA journal & Google
Break at appropriate point |
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3. STATA Data Management: Working with data in STATA: Organising and working with data · Taking a first look and the basics · Data management · Data transformations |
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Lunch |
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4. STATA Descriptives Statistics: Getting to know the data. Finding problems beforehand. Survey data and weights · Descriptive statistics · Visual inspection of data (graphing) · Using weights |
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5. Lecture: Introducing the two-variable regression model and Ordinary Least Squares |
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Break at appropriate point |
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6. STATA Regression: OLS in STATA with diagnostics. Common problems in OLS · OLS and interpretation · Diagnostics · Functional Form (log-linear models) · Heteroskedasticity and multicollinearity · Clustering |
7. Introduction: Omitted variable bias and Instrumental Variable (IV) methods |
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8. STATA IV Estimation: Omitted variable bias and Instrumental Variable methods · Simulating omitted variable bias · Using IV methods · Diagnostics
Break at appropriate point |
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9. Lecture: Categorical choice methods |
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Lunch |
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10. SATA Categorical Choice Models: Binary outcome models, Ordered choice models and Multinomial models · Logit / Probit · Interpretation of coefficients · Diagnostics · Ordered logit / probit and Multinomial logit · Parallel regression assumption and IIA
Break at appropriate point |
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11. Individual Requests: Individuals are requested to bring details of their own projects to the sessions, and this final section will be explicitly given to provide advice and guidance |