The Statalist FAQ has long carried this advice at
http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/statalist.html#before
1. Before you post
Before posting, consider other ways of finding information:
the manual
the online -help- for Stata
-search- can tell you about all built-in Stata commands, all
ado-files published in Stata Technical Bulletins or the Stata
Journal, and all FAQs on the Stata web site, www.stata.com.
-findit- can tell you about not only all of the above, but also
about user-written Stata programs available on the Internet.
your local Stata expert or technical support person
past issues of the Stata Technical Bulletin or Stata Journal,
if accessible
the authors of user-written ado-files (who usually have email
addresses, but are not always members of Statalist)
Stata technical support, if it is really a question for them
Nick
[email protected]
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* For searches and help try:
* http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html
* http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
* http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
