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Data Analysis with STATA

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Data Analysis with STATA

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Data Analysis with Stata
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Chapter 2. Stata Programming and Data Management

This chapter will showcase the labeling methodology of the variables in Stata. It is really important to understand the data management aspects of Stata, which are covered in depth in this chapter. We will cover the following topics:

  • The labeling of the data, variables, and variable transformations

  • Summarizing the data and preparing tabulated reports

  • Appending and merging the files for data management