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340.700.01
Advanced Stata Programming

Course Status
Cancelled

Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
1
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Tuesday, 4:00 - 5:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

Concurrent enrollment in 340.600 and at least 1.5 years' experience with Stata, or familiarity with Stata and knowledge of another programming language

Description
Do you wonder whether to consider Stata a "real" programming language? Do you find yourself wondering how to make your Stata scripts run more efficiently? Have you ever wanted to write your own Stata commands?
Presents advanced topics in Stata Programming to expand upon the material in 340.600. Topics include simulations, advanced programming, file manipulation, and code optimization.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Use advanced Stata syntax
  2. Create and run simulations using Stata
  3. Write powerful and flexible programs to automate analytical tasks in Stata
  4. Optimize Stata code for faster runtime and minimal memory/disk usage
  5. Generate hypertext output using Stata (HTML, LaTeX)
Enrollment Restriction
The course is restricted to students concurrently enrolled in 340.600.