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Stata Sessions (Summer 2019)

The Lahore School of Economics organized on campus Stata Sessions during summer from June 22nd to July 20th, 2019. These sessions were held for Lahore School's students and alumni to teach them STATA basics and prepare them for Standard Job Tests. These sessions were conducted by Mr. Muhammad Ahmed Nazif and Mr. Muhammad Naveed. Below are the course outlines discussed during the sessions:

Session 1: 22 June, 2019. SBS Lab (10:00AM-01:00 PM)

Stata Basics

Overview of the Stata interface
Do Files
Log Files
Stata Help
Global and Local Macros
Looping commands

Session 2: 29 June, 2019. SBS Lab (10:00AM-01:00 PM)

Data Management

Types of Data
Inputting Data
Data Management (Naming and labeling variables, viewing data, dealing with missing values)
Transforming data (generate, replace, egen, recode)
Selecting the sample

Session 3: 6 July, 2019. SBS Lab (10:00AM-01:00 PM)

Manipulating Datasets

Ordering observations and variables, merging datasets, appending datasets

Graphing Data

Stata graph commands, Box and whisker plots, histograms, kernel density plots, two-way scatter plots and fitted lines, multiple s catter plots.

Session 4: 13 July, 2019. SBS Lab (10:00AM-01:00 PM)

Linear Regression Basics

Variable description, summary statistics, tables for data, statistical tests, data plots
Regression analysis, post estimation tests, prediction, sampling weights

Linear Instrumental Variables Regression

Session 5: 20 July, 2019. SBS Lab (10:00AM-01:00 PM)

Binary Outcome Models

Logit and Probit models

Linear Panel Data Models

Overview of models and estimators, fixed effects versus random effects models

Preparing for standard Job test