Datasets for
Stata User’s Guide, Release 8


Datasets used in the Stata documentation were selected to demonstrate how to use Stata. Some datasets have been altered to explain a particular feature. Do not use these datasets for analysis.


To download a dataset:




Chapter 3 - A brief description of Stata




Chapter 7 - Setting the size of memory




Chapter 9 - Stata's sample datasets




Chapter 11 - Error messages and return codes




Chapter 14 - Language syntax




Chapter 15 - Formats: controlling how data are displayed




Chapter 17 - Matrix expressions




Chapter 18 - Printing and preserving output




Chapter 19 - Do-files




Chapter 21 - Programming Stata




Chapter 23 - Estimation and post-estimation commands




Chapter 26 - Commands for dealing with strings




Chapter 28 - Commands for dealing with categorical variables




Chapter 30 - Overview of survey estimation




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