Useful Programs for Soc. 708
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Useful Programs for Soc. 708
Stata
Word
LaTeX
Excel
Stata
• One of several statistical programs– SPSS– SAS– R
• Soc. department tends to use Stata
• Homework for this class uses it
Stata: Getting Access
• Computer labs– Odum Institute lab in Manning
• All computers have Stata• Helpful consultants• Short courses • Field trip, end of this class!
– Sociology lab Hamilton (Room 228/207)• Non-Soc grad. Students: email me name & onyen! • 5 computers have Stata
– Health Sciences library too (I’m pretty sure…)
Stata: Getting Access
• Remote access– Citrix – http://oasis.unc.edu/ – [Demonstration]
• Buying Stata– According to graduate students I surveyed,
• Most people will be fine with using the lab• A few people will end up buying Stata eventually
Using Stata
• Who has used it?
• Who has used any statistical program?
Using Stata
Using Stata
• Variables
• Command window
• Results window
• Review
Using Stata
Using Stata
Using Stata
Stata Resources
• This class– Lecture notes– Stata notes for each module– Hamilton book
• Odum Institute workshop ! ! ! August 26-28 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
(Next Tuesday-Thursday)Cathy Zimmer (very helpful person)Handouts on the web (
• As you go: Stata help menu, Google…
Word
Mathematical symbols, Greek letters…• Insert/Symbol and choose one by oneOr try…• Insert/Object/Microsoft Equation 3.0
Superscripting, subscripting…• Format/Font and choose• As you type: Ctrl-shift-+ to superscript123
Word
Tables
• Create table– Toolbar– Table/Insert … choose # of rows and columns
• Format table– Right click and change line appearance
LaTeX
• High quality symbols, letters, etc.– E.g., Syllabus created in LaTeX
• Involves programming; high “start-up cost”
• May be worth it for some people
• Available at Odum Institute lab– (lab assistant Jamie Monogan can help)
Excel
• Math functions– Sum– “=“ at beginning of column indicates function– Copy functions
• Cut and paste tables from Excel
• Entering data– [Demo, if time: enter qaire data then
transpose columns]
More about Odum, Soc. etc.
• Cathy Zimmer
• Field trip to Odum