Improve your data management and analytical skills and learn to use Stata software. 

Wednesdays, 18:00-20:00
Starting date: 9 November, 2016
Finishing date: 30 November, 2016

About the facilitator: Vahan Sargsyan
Junior Researcher and PhD in Economics student at CERGE-EI.

Besides knowing multiple computer software languages, Vahan is bilingual currently fluent in four different languages, and plans to learn at least another four."

Content of the course:

Part I: Fundamentals of Stata

1. Introduction to Stata

• A quick tour of Stata
• The command grammar
• Getting help: Stata resources
• Using Stata effectively
• Functions and expressions

2. Data Management

• Reading and saving data 
• Data documentation 
• Basic data management 
• Combining data sets 
• Missing data 
• Summary statistics 
• Stata graphics 

Part II: Regression Analysis, Simulations and Programming

3. Regressions and Diagnostics

• Regression with Stata 
• Regression diagnostics 
• Post-estimation 
• Panel data analysis 
• Introduction to linear panel regression 
• Data considerations 
• Panel data estimation 
• Comparison of estimators 

Participants who attend at least 75% of the sessions will obtain a Certificate of Attendance issued by CERGE-EI.