Stata is easy to use

• Stata has a topical index built into the online help system.
  
  
• Stata has an easy-to-use point-and-click interface providing access to its commands.
  
  
• Stata also has a simple, consistent command syntax.
  
  
• Here’s how you do an OLS regression using a command:
  
  . regress mvalue gender age income educ1-educ6
  
  You can also do an OLS regression using a dialog box.
  
  
  
• Most commands have the same syntax, whether the command fits a model, produces descriptive statistics, or performs a data-management task:
  
  
  . summarize age income . tabulate age . logit outcome gender status exp if age>29 . scatter income educ if state=="Texas" . drop if age <= 29 . by gender: tabulate case exposure . by agegrp: summarize income yrswk
  
  All of these operations can also be performed using dialog boxes.

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