This article will delve into what outliers are, how we can identify outliers in Stata, and finally, how they can be treated in Stata. Defining Outliers Put simply, an outlier is a value/observation in a dataset that is either extremely high or extremely low as compared to other values/observations in a given dataset. The meaning …
In the field of finance, we are mostly interested in analyzing stock returns and for that, we need to understand how to calculate stock returns in Stata. In this tutorial, we are going to look into the code of calculating daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly stock returns. Daily Stock return There are two methods of …
Very often we obtain datasets that are saved inside a zipped folder owing to them being email attachments or generally large files. Such files are typically unzipped using software like WinRAR, 7-Zip or Windows’ built-in decompression tool. These compressed files are saved with a .zip or some other extension. We can save time by directly …
As is the case with every statistical software, Stata has a specific syntax that needs to be conformed to when writing commands. Stata command syntax refers to the rules that need to be followed when we want to interact with a software, just like we follow grammar rules when speaking in a language. Stata has …
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This article aims to familiarize the reader with Stata interface. The Stata Interface 1. The Command Box: This is the box at the bottom of the window where you can type in your commands and press Enter to execute them. 2. Results Window: Right above the Command box is the results window. It displays the …
