The Economic Society Economics Without Frontiers
Venue: Online course
Date: 02-03/10/2020
Instructor: Dr. Hany Abdel-Latif (Swansea University, UK)
Course Overview
Please note this is an online course organized by The Economic Society through Zoom. Although the course will be taught in Arabic, all the material and handouts are written in English.
Stata is a popular and powerful statistical software. It is one of the most commonly used software in many disciplines including Economics, Management, Finance and Accounting. This course will provide participants with an introduction to data management in Stata, focusing mainly on the application and practical examples.
Prices
• Academic and Commercial $50, Student $40.
Course Agenda
The course runs over a total of 8 hours, with 4 hours each day with a Q&A session on the second day.
| Day1 | Day2 |
| Session 1: An introduction • Main windows and layouts, • Standard commands to summarize your data, • Producing basic graphs like histograms, • The log file, the do file • Where to find additional resources and help | Session 4: Reporting the Results • Export regression output commands • Save and edit graphs • Produce publications quality reports in Word, Excel or Latex |
| Session 2: Managing Data • How to manage a dataset • Merging and appending datasets • Reshaping data • Generating and Change variables • Commands for simple statistical analyses | Session 5: Introduction to Programming • Macros and loops • If. . . else • Arguments |
| Session 3: Regression and Graphs • Setting up a time-series or panel dataset • Graphs [e.g., scatter plots and linear fits] • More advanced operation via user-written codes | Session 6: Q&A • Ask your questions • Bring your data Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
A basic statistical knowledge (descriptive statistics, linear regression) but it is not required. Experience in Stata is not required.
Terms & Conditions
• Students must provide proof of full-time student status at the time of booking to qualify for student registration rate.
• Additional discounts are available for multiple registrations.
• Payment of course fees required prior to the course start date.
• Registration closes 5-calendar days prior to the start of the course.
• 100% fee returned for cancellations made over 28-calendar days prior to start of the course.
• 50% fee returned for cancellations made 14-calendar days prior to the start of the course.
• No fee returned for cancellations made less than 14-calendar days prior to the start of the course.
• The number of seats available is restricted. Please register early to guarantee your place.
Sign up
For more information, contact sally@Theeconomicsociety.org or WhatsApp +201010522286.