Software Reviews : Stata 3.I Publisher: Stata Corporation,702 University Dr. East,College Station,TX 77840;800-782-8272 Year of Publication: 1993 Materials: Three-volume manual,1431 pages;Stata Newsletter (optional products include a graphic editor and technical bulletins) Price: $695 (academic price,$165);$100 extra for intercooled version Machine Specificity: IBM,Macintosh,UNIX compatible System Requirements: 512K RAM and hard disk;coprocessor and expanded memory supported but not required (DOS);intercooled Stata requires 4M RAM. Effectiveness: Excellent User Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Abstract

Stata is a powerful statistical, data-management, and graphics program that can compete with the best on the market. There are two different professional versions as well as several student versions associated with textbooks. The program is flexible, is simple to operate, and has extensive help and user-support systems. Among Stata's unique features is that it is programmable.