Since 2003, the Stata Journal has included Stata
Tips on special issues in data analysis with Stata. Now Seventy-six
Stata Tips, 2nd Edition compiles these useful guides into a compact
tome for ease of reference. In keeping with the Stata spirit, tips are
from Stata users and StataCorp employees alike and will serve as
guideposts for both new and experienced users. Seventy-six Stata Tips
includes the first 33 tips of the series, previously published in the
book Thirty-three Stata Tips.
Stata tip 1: The eform() option of regress, R. Newson
Stata tip 2: Building with floors and ceilings, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 3: How to be assertive, W. Gould
Stata tip 4: Using display as an online calculator, P. Ryan
Stata tip 5: Ensuring programs preserve dataset order, R. Newson
Stata tip 6: Inserting awkward characters in the plot, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 7: Copying and posting under Windows, S. Driver and P. Royston
Stata tip 8: Splitting time-span records with categorical time-varying covariates, B. Jann
Stata tip 9: Following special sequences, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 10: Fine control of axis title positions, P. Ryan and N. Winter
Stata tip 11: The nolog option with maximum-likelihood modeling commands, P. Royston
Stata tip 12: Tuning the plot region aspect ratio, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 13: generate and replace use the current sort order, R. Newson
Stata tip 14: Using value labels in expressions, K. Higbee
Stata tip 15: Function graphs on the fly, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 16: Using input to generate variables, U. Kohler
Stata tip 17: Filling in the gaps, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 18: Making keys functional, S. Driver
Stata tip 19: A way to leaner, faster graphs, P. Royston
Stata tip 20: Generating histogram bin variables, D. A. Harrison
Stata tip 21: The arrows of outrageous fortune, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 22: Variable name abbreviation, P. Ryan
Stata tip 23: Regaining control over axis ranges, N. Winter
Stata tip 24: Axis labels on two or more levels, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 25: Sequence index plots, U. Kohler and C. Brzinsky-Fay
Stata tip 26: Maximizing compatibility between Macintosh and Windows, M. S. Hanson
Stata tip 27: Classifying data points on scatter plots, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 28: Precise control of dataset sort order, P. Schumm
Stata tip 29: For all times and all places, C. H. Franklin
Stata tip 30: May the source be with you, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 31: Scalar or variable? The problem of ambiguous names, G. I. Kolev
Stata tip 32: Do not stop, S. P. Jenkins
Stata tip 33: Sweet sixteen: Hexadecimal formats and precision problems, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 34: Tabulation by listing, D. A. Harrison
Stata tip 35: Detecting whether data have changed, W. Gould
Stata tip 36: Which observations?, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 37: And the last shall be first, C. F. Baum
Stata tip 38: Testing for groupwise heteroskedasticity, C. F. Baum
Stata tip 39: In a list or out? In a range or out?, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 36: Which observations? Erratum, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 40: Taking care of business, C. F. Baum
Stata tip 41: Monitoring loop iterations, D. A. Harrison
Stata tip 42: The overlay problem: Offset for clarity, J. Cui
Stata tip 43: Remainders, selections, sequences, extractions: Uses of the modulus, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 44: Get a handle on your sample, B. Jann
Stata tip 45: Getting those data into shape, C. F. Baum and N. J. Cox
Stata tip 46: Step we gaily, on we go, R. Williams
Stata tip 47: Quantile–quantile plots without programming, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 48: Discrete uses for uniform(), M. L. Buis
Stata tip 49: Range frame plots, S. Merryman
Stata tip 50: Efficient use of summarize, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 51: Events in intervals, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 52: Generating composite categorical variables, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 53: Where did my p-values go?, M. L. Buis
Stata tip 54: Post your results, P. Van Kerm
Stata tip 55: Better axis labeling for time points and time intervals, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 56: Writing parameterized text files, R. Gini
Stata tip 57: How to reinstall Stata, W. Gould
Stata tip 58: nl is not just for nonlinear models, B. P. Poi
Stata tip 59: Plotting on any transformed scale, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 60: Making fast and easy changes to files with filefilter, A. R. Riley
Stata tip 61: Decimal commas in results output and data input, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 62: Plotting on reversed scales, N. J. Cox and N. L. M. Barlow
Stata tip 63: Modeling proportions, C. F. Baum
Stata tip 64: Cleaning up user-entered string variables, J. Herrin and E. Poen
Stata tip 65: Beware the backstabbing backslash, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 66: ds—A hidden gem, M. Weiss
Stata tip 67: J() now has greater replicating powers, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 69: Producing log files based on successful interactive commands, A. R. Riley
Stata tip 70: Beware the evaluating equal sign, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 71: The problem of split identity, or how to group dyads, N. J. Cox
Stata tip 72: Using the Graph Recorder to create a pseudograph scheme, K. Crow
Stata tip 73: append with care!, C. F. Baum
Stata tip 74: firstonly, a new option for tab2, R. G. Gutierrez and P. A. Lachenbruch
Stata tip 75: Setting up Stata for a presentation, K. Crow
Stata tip 76: Separating seasonal time series, N. J. Cox
