Stata Manuals

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Every installation of Stata includes all the documentation in PDF format. Stata’s documentation consists of 36 manuals and over 19,000 pages detailing each feature in Stata including the methods and formulas and fully worked examples. You can transition seamlessly across entries using the links within each entry.

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Stata’s manuals provide detailed reference material. If you prefer a more structured, guided learning approach, explore our Stata textbooks and programming books, including An Introduction to Stata Programming (Second Edition).

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