Teacher(s)
Language
French
Content
The course is structured around 11 themes:
- Installing Stata and getting started with the software: windows, do-file, browser
- Data types in Stata and data import in various formats
- Variable format and labels
- Variable creation and recoding
- Using basic commands
- Data manipulation
- Creating graphs
- Merging and appending data files
- Descriptive analysis: measures of central tendency and dispersion
- Basic statistical inference: Chi-square and t-tests.
Teaching methods
The course is given in the form of inverted classes. Introductory videos, course notes and exercises are available on Moodle. The face-to-face sessions will be limited to questions and answers about any difficulties encountered. Students are expected to view the videos and perform the manipulations presented in the videos, answer a quizz, and complete exercises prior to the sessions. A detailed curriculum is available on Moodle.
Evaluation methods
January session
An interim evaluation is organized towards the end of October, on Moodle and Stata. It is rated on 5 points.
The final evaluation, in January, consists of two parts:
- An assignment consisting in data analyis with the Stata software (10 points). The data and topic are made available one week before the date of delivery of the work.
- An exam in the computer room, on Stata and Moodle (5 points), consisting of questions about Stata manipulations and general knowledge of the software. In the event of a change in health conditions, this exam could be organized remotely.
September session
Same type of exam as in January.
An interim evaluation is organized towards the end of October, on Moodle and Stata. It is rated on 5 points.
The final evaluation, in January, consists of two parts:
- An assignment consisting in data analyis with the Stata software (10 points). The data and topic are made available one week before the date of delivery of the work.
- An exam in the computer room, on Stata and Moodle (5 points), consisting of questions about Stata manipulations and general knowledge of the software. In the event of a change in health conditions, this exam could be organized remotely.
September session
Same type of exam as in January.
Online resources
https://perso.uclouvain.be/bruno.schoumaker/stata
http://data.princeton.edu/stata/
Videos on Moodle, exercises on Moodle.
http://data.princeton.edu/stata/
Videos on Moodle, exercises on Moodle.
Bibliography
- Acock, Alan C. (2018), A Gentle Introduction to Stata (6th Edition), Stata Press, College Station.
Teaching materials
- Acock, Alan C. (2018), A Gentle Introduction to Stata (6th Edition), Stata Press, College Station.
- Support de cours en ligne sur Moodle
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