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First try sum (summarize) all by itself, and then followed by age: Variable ListsĪ list of variables after a command tells the command which variables to act on. Commands that can destroy data, like replace, cannot be abbreviated. Many commands can be abbreviated: sum instead of summarize, tab instead of tabulate, reg instead of regress. Normally the command itself comes first and then you tell Stata the details of what you want it to do after. They tell Stata to do something: summarize, tabulate, regress, etc. Add the example commands to this do file as you go, and run it frequently to see the results. The example commands will go after use gss_sample and before log close. Create a new do file in that folder called syntax.do, as described in Doing Your Work Using Do Files. To carry out the examples in this section, you'll need to have created an SFS folder and downloaded the gss_sample data set as described in Managing Stata Files. Spending a little time learning the syntax itself will make it much easier to use commands later. Stata tries very hard to make all its commands work the same way. If you are new to Stata we strongly recommend reading all the articles in the Stata Basics section. Type search keyword to 1) search a topic in Stata’s local keyword databases and the net materials 2) if we do not know the exact command name or 3) if we want to search for a user-written package to download.This article is part of the Stata for Students series. Type help command to look for the syntax and usage of a command. To the right, More asks Stata to continue to run the program if it pauses Break asks it to stop the current session.You can also open the Datat Editor by typing edit. If you do have edited data munually in the editor, remember to copy the codes produced in the Results window and paste it to your do-file to save a copy of what you did. Data Editor lets us actually modify the data, which is highly not recommended.You can also open the Browser by typing browse. Data Browser lets you view the data in a spreadsheet.Do-file Editor is a text editor specific to Stata, where we write the commands.

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One of the common uses is a help system and a place to find and download the user-written packages. We wil explain the usage of a log in the next chapter.

In the middle of the bar, Log allows us to record all the outputs we produced in a log file.

The Toolbar on top of the Results window gives us easy access to several features, most of which are self-explanatory.

#Stata commands manual

More on the Stata user interface from the Stata manual Use the arrows to the right of the lock icon to select variables in the Variables window.

Click the lock icon to unlock the ability to change the variable properties directly.

The Properties window, by definition, summarizes the various properties of a variable.

Select a variable and its other properties will be reflected in the Properties window simultaneously.

The Variables window lists the variables’ names and their labels.

Click the search icon, the magnifier, to find texts in the Results window.

The Results window displays the past commands and the textual results.

Use Page Up and Page Down keys to select, copy, run, and export the commands.

Click Command or _rc to sort commands by alphabetical order.

The Review window shows the history of commands, both the successful ones and the errors indicated by “ _rc”, the error codes.

To reveal a hidden window, go to the Window menu and select the window’s name.

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To set the windows to the way we prefer, go to Preferences.

The five main windows in Stata are Review, Results, Variables, Properties and Command.