Commands STATA

Question 1

Set more off

Answer 1

Avoids the need to continually scrolling down

Question 2

Edit

Answer 2

Allows to see and change the data

Question 3

Browse

Answer 3

Allows to see but not changing the data

Question 4

Clear

Answer 4

Cleans up the data file

Question 5

Set obs

Answer 5

​Define the number of empty rows (without data)

Question 6

Generate

Answer 6

Produces a new variable

Question 7

Replace

Answer 7

Changes the values of some variables

Question 8

Tabulate

Answer 8

Describes categorical variables (produces a table)

Question 9

Tabstat

Answer 9

Provides a table with statistics

Question 10

Summarize

Answer 10

Describes numerical variables (n, mean, sd, min, max)

Question 11

Codebook, c

Answer 11

Summary description of all variables

Question 12

Recode

Answer 12

Transforming variables

Question 13

Egen

Answer 13

​Extended generation

Question 14

List

Answer 14

Report the values in the results window

Question 15

Cd

Answer 15

Defines the folder where you want to work

Question 16

Pwd

Answer 16

Print working directory

Question 17

Use

Answer 17

Opens a data file

Question 18

Save

Answer 18

Saves a data file (please change before its name)

Question 19

Help

Answer 19

Opens a new window with the command’s description