Mata course: Introduction and motivation

Introduction

Matrix language

-- you can use it interactively

-- you can use it for programming

Compiled, optimized language.

-- fast

-- suitable for nonmatrix problems, including

-- data management

-- utilities (such as on-line search)

-- anything you can program in C

-- Mata and ado are now the Main development languages for Stata

-- Mata is and will be used by StataCorp

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