Stata

Not to be confused with Stada or Ray Stata.
Stata
Original author(s)William Gould[1]
Developer(s)StataCorp
Initial release1985 (1985)
Stable release
18.0 / April 25, 2023; 18 months ago (2023-04-25)
Written inC
Operating systemWindows, macOS, Linux
TypeStatistical analysis
Numerical analysis
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.stata.com

Stata (/ˈsteɪtə/,[2] STAY-ta, alternatively /ˈstætə/, occasionally stylized as STATA[3][4]) is a general-purpose statistical software package developed by StataCorp for data manipulation, visualization, statistics, and automated reporting. It is used by researchers in many fields, including biomedicine, economics, epidemiology, and sociology.[5]

Stata was initially developed by Computing Resource Center in California and the first version was released in 1985.[6] In 1993, the company moved to College Station, Texas and was renamed Stata Corporation, now known as StataCorp.[1] A major release in 2003 included a new graphics system and dialog boxes for all commands.[6] Since then, a new version has been released once every two years.[7] The current version is Stata 18, released in April 2023.[8]

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  2. ^ Cox, Nicholas J. "Statalist FAQ". Statalist: The Stata Forum. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  3. ^ "STATA Data Manipulation: Basics and Applications 7" (PDF). Iuj.ac.jp. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. ^ Suárez, Erick; Pérez, Cynthia; Nogueras, Graciela; Moreno-Gorrín, Camille (2016). biostatistics-in-public-health-using-stata.
  5. ^ "Disciplines". Stata: Software for Statistics and Data Science. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  6. ^ a b Cox, Nicholas J. (2005). "A brief history of Stata on its 20th anniversary". The Stata Journal. 5 (1): 2–18. doi:10.1177/1536867X0500500102. S2CID 118366843.
  7. ^ Gould, William W.; Cox, Nicholas J. "When was Stata first released? When were later versions released?". Stata: Software for Statistics and Data Science. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  8. ^ "What's new in Stata?". Stata: Software for Statistics and Data Science. StataCorp. Retrieved 25 April 2023.