The default version of Stata is Stata 13, though that will soon be changed to Stata 14. Stata versions 12, 13 and 14 are available for use.
If you already have a current license for Stata/SE on your computer (purchased after April 31, 2014), you may upgrade to the newest version at no cost. If you purchased your software online with a credit card, visit the OIT Software website and click ‘View software you have ordered’. Stata is a statistical software package that was created for general use. It is common to find people using this product if they are apart of an NGO or doing a study related to the social sciences. This statical analysis program has multiple strengths. For starters, the learning curve isn’t as steep as it is with other similar products. Data Analysis Stata (version 14) There are many options for learning Stata (www.Stata.com). Stata’s help facility (accessed by a pull-down menu or by command or by clicking on?) consists of help files for each command (works best if you know the name of the command). Stata installation includes Getting Started with Stata for Windows. Stata is backwards compatible; however, command syntax for a previous version of Stata may not be identical to that of a newer version. You can use “version” to run Stata commands of a specific version. The version command was added for Stata14. Version command can be used in 3 ways. Installation Guide Updates FAQs Documentation Register Stata Technical services. Video tutorials Free webinars Publications. Bookstore Stata Journal Stata News. Author Support Program Editor Support Program Teaching with Stata Examples and datasets Web resources Training Stata Conferences.
Stata Version 14.2
Stata/SE
Can analyze data sets with as many as 32,767 variables, and the only limit on observations is the amount of RAM on your computer. Maximum length of a string variable is 244 characters. Matrices may be up to 11,000 by 11,000.
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Stata Version 14
Stata has an excellent help system. Type help at the command prompt if you know the name of the command you want help with. If you don't know the command name, but you have a topic you'd like more information about, you can use the search command. For example, if you were interested in finding out how to graph the Kaplan-Meier survivor function, you might use . search kaplan-meier to search for an appropriate command to do so.
If you are using the graphical version (xstata), search and help are both available from the Help menu.
Stata Version 14.1
Stata provides a lot of good information on the Stata Support website.