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Why use Stata?

Broad suite of statistical and data-management capabilities

Stata is a complete statistical, graphical, and data-management package with a wide range of capabilities. Stata

provides commands for analyzing
- panel data (cross-sectional time series, longitudinal, repeated measures, and correlated data)
- multilevel and hierarchical data
- cross-sectional data
- time-series data
- survival-time data (duration, time-to-failure data)
- count and binary data
- multivariate data
- cohort study, case–control, and matched case–control data
- complex survey data
supports byte, integer, long, float, double, and string variables
supports research in many fields, including pharmaceutics and epidemiology
has an integrated matrix programming language — Mata

These are just a few of Stata's capabilities.

Publication-quality graphics

You can use Stata to produce publication-quality graphics to add visual impact to your work. You can choose between existing graph styles or create your own.

Fast, accurate, and easy to use

With its point-and-click interface and intuitive command syntax and online help, Stata is easy to use and fast, and produces accurate statistical results that you can document and reproduce for publication and review.

Cross-platform compatible

Stata is available for Windows, Macintosh, and Unix computers (including Linux). Stata datasets, programs, and other data can be shared across platforms without translation.

Responsive and extensible

Stata is so easy to program that developers and users add new features every day to respond to researchers' changing needs. Because Stata is Internet ready, you can download and install new features and official updates with a single click.

Excellent technical support and learning resources

Our outstanding technical support staff is always here for you.

Stata provides training through NetCourses. You can learn about Stata from introductory to advanced topics from home over the Internet, at your own pace, and at a reasonable cost.

You can also participate in short courses sponsored by Stata or third parties in various locations. Users Group meetings, held in many places around the world, provide opportunities to meet other users and learn from the experts, including the developers of Stata.

Widely used

Stata is distributed in over 150 countries and is used by professionals in all fields of research. Our certified distributors offer services such as basic technical support and training.

Complete documentation and other publications

Stata comes with a complete set of documentation, including a Base Reference Manual with over 1,600 pages of information, including calculation formulas, detailed examples, and references to the statistics literature. Additionally, our web site is a great resource for information about Stata, including answers to Frequently Asked Questions.

You can read informative articles about statistics and new Stata features in the quarterly Stata Journal. A quarterly Stata News helps keep you informed about what's new in Stata. Also, Stata Press publishes new books by Stata experts on using Stata to meet your statistics needs.

Affordable

Stata offers several purchase options to fit your budget.