We describe the Stata software environment, and illustrate how it may be profitably employed for applied economic research. Stata stands between "point and click" statistical packages and matrix languages in terms of extensibility and ease of use, and provides web-accessible features that enhance collaborative research and instruction.
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Length: 18 pages Date of creation: 02 Jan 2002 Date of revision: Publication status: Published in Programming Languages and Systems in Computational Economics and Finance, Soren S. Nielsen, ed., Kluwer Academic Publishers. Handle: RePEc:boc:bocoec:531
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