
The Workflow of Data Analysis Using Stata
J. Scott Long(Author)
Stata Press
1st Edition
Published on 10. December 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
379 pages
978-1-59718-047-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Workflow of Data Analysis Using Stata, by J. Scott Long, is an essential productivity tool for data analysts. Long presents lessons gained from his experience and demonstrates how to design and implement efficient workflows for both one-person projects and team projects. After introducing workflows and explaining how a better workflow can make it easier to work with data, Long describes planning, organizing, and documenting your work. He then introduces how to write and debug Stata do-files and how to use local and global macros. After a discussion of conventions that greatly simplify data analysis the author covers cleaning, analyzing, and protecting data.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
College Station
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Academic, Postgraduate, and Professional Practice & Development
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
816 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59718-047-4 (9781597180474)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
Content
Introduction. Planning, Organizing, and Documenting. Writing and Debugging Do-Files. Automating Your Work. Names, Notes, and Labels. Cleaning Your Data. Analyzing Data and Presenting Results. Protecting Your files. References.