Data Management in Stata

Date: 

Friday, October 16, 2015, 9:00am to 12:00pm

Location: 

CGIS Knafel K018
This class will introduce common data management techniques in Stata. Topics covered include basic data manipulation commands such as: recoding variables, creating new variables, working with missing data, and generating variables based on complex selection criteria. Participants will be introduced to strategies for merging datasets (adding both variables and observations), and collapsing datasets. This workshop is intended for users who have an introductory level of knowledge of Stata software. This workshop is free for Harvard and MIT affiliates. Click here to sign up! Instructor - Ista Zahn Location - Rm K018, 1737 Cambridge St (CGIS Knafel Building) For details and registration information, please contact us atdataclass@help.hmdc.harvard.edu. The workshop slides can be viewed in your web browser below or you can download the slides along with example data sets and other workshop materials.