340.700.71
Advanced Stata Programming
Location
Internet
Term
4th Term
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
1
Academic Year
2022 - 2023
Instruction Method
Synchronous Online
Tuesday, 4:00 - 5:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Abimereki Muzaale
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
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
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:
- Use advanced Stata syntax
- Use advanced Stata syntax
- Create and run simulations using Stata
- Create and run simulations using Stata
- Write powerful and flexible programs to automate analytical tasks in Stata
- Write powerful and flexible programs to automate analytical tasks in Stata
- Optimize Stata code for faster runtime and minimal memory/disk usage
- Optimize Stata code for faster runtime and minimal memory/disk usage
- Generate hypertext output using Stata (HTML, LaTeX)
- Generate hypertext output using Stata (HTML, LaTeX)
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 20% Participation
- 80% Homework
Enrollment Restriction
The course is restricted to students concurrently enrolled in 340.600.