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*We also offer a 20% discount for bookings of 4 or more people on to the same ScHARR Short Course. Please **email Karen Holden**, for further details of how to book at this discounted rate.* Introduction to Stata 1 day course - Tuesday 3rd December 2019 *Overview*: This one-day course provides a basic overview of the uses and functions of the statistical software Stata, which includes: - Understanding the Stata interface(s) - Reading in data, and data manipulation - Help files and do files - Basic statistical analyses and graph production *Who should attend this course?: *This course is aimed at individuals with little or no experience in Stata (or those who have only used the drop-down system within Stata and wish to transition to the coding language). The delivery of this course is through live demonstration, with intermittent practical activities throughout the course to reinforce understanding. A basic knowledge of statistics is advantageous, but not essential. *Objectives:* After this course you should be able to: - Know the different windows, benefits and limitations of Stata - Import data and plot graphs in Stata - Create/ modify variables when needed - Utilise basic commands to analyse your data - Know how to proceed if/when you get stuck in the future *Booking for this course will now close on 28th November 2019* Here is the direct link to the course information, including fees: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/scharr/shortcourseunit/introtostata *Link to our online store, for all ScHARR short course bookings:* *https://onlineshop.shef.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/faculty-of-medicine-dentistry-and-health/school-of-health-and-related-research-scharr <https://onlineshop.shef.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/faculty-of-medicine-dentistry-and-health/school-of-health-and-related-research-scharr>* *If you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact the ScHARR Short Course Unit via this email address.* *Mrs Karen Holden* *Short Courses & Events Officer* *ScHARR Knowledge Exchange* *University of Sheffield* *ScHARR* Regent Court 30 Regent Street Sheffield S1 4DA Tel: 0114 222 2968 Fax: 0114 272 4095 http://www.shef.ac.uk/scharr/shortcourseunit You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.