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Which Stata is right for me?

Stata/MP Stata/SE Stata/IC Small Stata

Whether you’re a first-year graduate student or a seasoned research professional, we have a package designed to suit your needs:

  • Stata/MP: The fastest version of Stata (for dual-core and multicore/multiprocessor computers)
  • Stata/SE: Stata for large datasets
  • Stata/IC: The standard version of Stata
  • Small Stata: A smaller, student version of Stata (for educational purchases only)

Stata/MP is the fastest and largest version of Stata. Most computers purchased since mid 2006 can take advantage of the advanced multiprocessing of Stata/MP. This includes the Intel CoreTM Duo and the AMD X2 dual-core chips. On dual-core chips, Stata/MP runs 40% faster overall and 72% faster where it matters, on the time-consuming estimation commands. With more than two cores or processors, Stata/MP is even faster.

Stata/SE, Stata/IC, and Small Stata differ in the dataset size that each can analyze. Stata/SE and Stata/MP allow datasets with up to 32,767 variables. The number of observations is limited only by the amount of RAM in your computer. Stata/SE and Stata/MP allow matrices up to 11,000 x 11,000 on computers with sufficient memory. An implication of this is that Stata/SE and Stata/MP can fit models with more independent variables (up to 10,998).

Stata/IC allows datasets with as many as 2,047 variables. The number of observations is limited only by the amount of RAM in your computer. Stata/IC can have at most 798 right-hand-side variables in a model.

Small Stata is limited to analyzing datasets with a maximum of 99 variables on approximately 1,000 observations. Small Stata can have at most 38 right-hand-side variables in a model.

Compare features

Package Max. no. of variables Max. no. of right-hand variables Max. no. of observations Max. matrix size 64-bit version available? Fastest: designed for parallel processing? Platforms
Stata/MP 32,767 10,998 unlimited* 11,000 Yes Yes Windows, Macintosh, or Unix
Stata/SE 32,767 10,998 unlimited* 11,000 Yes No Windows, Macintosh, or Unix
Stata/IC 2,047 798 unlimited* 800 Yes No Windows, Macintosh, or Unix
Small Stata 99 39 1,000 40 No No Windows or Macintosh
*The maximum number of observations is limited only by the amount of available RAM on your system.

Requirements

Package Memory Disk space
Stata/MP 512 MB 80 MB
Stata/SE 512 MB 80 MB
Stata/IC 512 MB 80 MB
Small Stata 512 MB 80 MB
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