Overview of the Stata 9 documentation
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A Complete Documentation Set consists of
- Base Reference Manual (3 volumes):
- Volume 1, A–J (566 pages)
- Volume 2, K–Q (536 pages)
- Volume 3, R–Z (577 pages)
- Data Management Reference Manual (489 pages)
- Graphics Reference Manual (580 pages)
- Longitudinal/Panel Data Reference Manual (349 pages)
- Mata Reference Manual (620 pages)
- Multivariate Statistics Reference Manual (481 pages)
- Programming Reference Manual (450 pages)
- Survey Data Reference Manual (278 pages)
- Survival Analysis and Epidemiological Tables Reference Manual (397 pages)
- Time-Series Reference Manual (440 pages)
- User's Guide (370 pages)
- Quick Reference and Index (97 pages)
- one of the following:
- Getting Started with Stata for Windows (183 pages)
- Getting Started with Stata for Macintosh (177 pages)
- Getting Started with Stata for Unix (190 pages)
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Cross-referencing
These manuals all cross-reference each other.
All the manuals in the Stata documentation have a shorthand notation, such
as [U] for the User's Guide and [R] for the Base Reference
Manual.
The complete list of shorthand notations and manuals is as follows:
| Notation |
Manual |
| [R] |
Base Reference Manual |
| [D] |
Data Management Reference Manual |
| [G] |
Graphics Reference Manual |
| [XT] |
Longitudinal/Panel Data Reference Manual |
| [M] |
Mata Reference Manual |
| [MV] |
Multivariate Statistics Reference Manual |
| [P] |
Programming Reference Manual |
| [SVY] |
Survey Data Reference Manual |
| [ST] |
Survival Analysis and Epidemiological Tables Reference Manual |
| [TS] |
Time-Series Reference Manual |
| [U] |
User's Guide |
| [GSM] |
Getting Started with Stata for Macintosh |
| [GSU] |
Getting Started with Stata for Unix |
| [GSW] |
Getting Started with Stata for Windows |
| [I] |
Quick Reference and Index |
Table of contents
Each manual has its own table of contents.
The table of contents for the Base Reference Manual is located at the
beginning of Volume 1.
Index
The Quick Reference and Index
contains a combined index for all the manuals
and a subject table of contents for all the manuals and the User's Guide.
It also contains quick-reference information on many subjects, such as estimation
commands.
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