Discover 9 opportunities in Stata

What is Stata? If you want to work in econometrics, chances are you’ll need to learn to use a statistical analysis package like Stata. Stata is one of the most widely used software packages to help students and researchers explore, summarise and analyse complicated datasets. The software is available in several different versions which differ mainly in the number of variables allowed in memory.

By Sofia Izquierdo-Sanchez University of Huddersfield Timberlake Consultants   There was a time when engineers and social scientists thought their fields were too different to combine their research (Black et al., 2010).

Learning to work with and analyze data is an essential skill for young economists. To be competitive as an economist in the job market, demonstrable skills and experience using analysis and forecasting software are a must. Knowledge of more than one type of statistical software is advantageous when determining which programs are applicable in different environments or to different situations.