We hereby announce the workshop
+-------------------------------------+ | Applied Data Management Using Stata | +-------------------------------------+
to be held on the occasion of the 10th German Stata Users' Group Meeting on May 31 2011 in Berlin.
More information about the Workshop is given below and on http://www.stata.com/meeting/germany12/workshop
For more information about the German Stata Users' Group meeting see http://www.stata.com/meeting/germany12/
Overview ---------
"Applied Data Management Using Stata"
Presenters: Kerstin Hoenig, University of Bamberg; Sebastian E. Wenz, University of Bamberg; and Sven-Oliver Spiess, University of Osnabrück
May 31 2012
DIW Berlin | German Institue for Economic Research Mohrenstraße 58 10117 Berlin Germany
Fees and Registration ---------------------
You can enroll by emailing Anke Mrosek (anke.mrosek@dpc.de) or by writing, phoning, or faxing to
Anke Mrosek Dittrich & Partner Consulting GmbH Kieler Str. 17 42697 Solingen Telephone: +49 (0) 212 260 6624 Fax: +49 (0) 212 260 6666
German Users' Group meeting: 45 Euro (students 25 Euro) Workshop only: 65 Euro Workshop and Users' meeting: 85 Euro
Description -----------
The workshop introduces participants into use Stata for data management tasks, both basic and advanced. It is targeted at participants with limited knowledge of Stata and at those who use Stata for estimation but manage and clean their data in other software.
The workshop starts with demonstrating ways of importing various data formats into Stata. Subsequently we will discuss data cleaning and various special problems of data management, including data management in datasets with hierarchical structures. Each topic is illustrated with practical examples and applied in assisted exercises using participant data or from real-life settings.
Outline -------
Session I: Importing data
- Raw data (fixed format, character-separated values) - Excel - Other statistical packages
Session II: Combining data sets
- Appending observations - Merging variables
Session III: Data storage types and missing values
Session IV: Data cleaning and labeling
Session V: Creating and transforming variables
Session VI: Stata resources
Session VII: Special problems
- Analyzing data across subgroups - Reshaping data
Session VIII: Applied examples
- Model estimation and exporting results - Automated reporting of evaluation/survey data
Instructional methods ---------------------
This workshop will combine slides, practical examples, and assisted exercises using Stata
For a limited number of 20 participants, access to Computers with Stata 12 will be provided by the DIW and DPC. Up to 15 additional participants who have their own Laptops with Stata 12 installed can participate in the Workshop as well.