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StataCorp Stata

Name: StataCorp Stata
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Author: StataCorp

The statistics package that most economics and public health departments still run their analysis through, in the MP configuration with every estimation command and the multi-core engine available from first launch.

Version 17.0 1.24 GB Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit) Updated 1 week ago

Overview

What this release is

Stata occupies a specific place in research computing. It is not the most fashionable environment, but it is the one where a twenty year old do-file still runs unchanged and produces the same numbers, which for anyone publishing work matters more than a nicer plotting library. The command language is terse, consistent, and documented to a standard that almost nothing else in this space matches.

The estimation library is the reason people stay. Panel data, survival analysis, structural equation models, multilevel mixed effects, treatment effects, and the whole survey design apparatus are built in rather than assembled from community packages, and each one comes with a manual entry that explains the underlying method rather than just listing the syntax.

This release brought the tables framework, which finally makes publication ready output something you can build inside the program instead of exporting to a spreadsheet and reformatting by hand. Bayesian estimation was extended, the Lasso commands gained inference tools, and the do-file editor now handles very long scripts without the sluggishness of earlier versions.

The package installs the complete system including every manual in searchable form, the full example dataset collection, and the multi-processor engine, so estimation on large panels uses every available core rather than a single thread.

Feature set

What you get

Estimation library

Panel, survival, multilevel, structural equation, and survey methods built in and documented rather than bolted on.

Tables framework

Build publication ready tables inside the program and export them to document formats without manual reformatting.

Do-file reproducibility

Scripts written years ago run unchanged and produce identical results, which is the reason the package survives in academia.

Multi-core engine

The MP configuration spreads estimation across every available core, which is noticeable on large panel models.

Complete documentation

Every manual is included and searchable from the command line, with method explanations rather than bare syntax lists.

Graphics

Publication quality plots with full control over every element, exportable to vector formats for print.

Changes in this build

What changed

Repackaged with the current update level applied to every estimation command
Tables framework included with the extended export templates
Lasso inference commands added to the standard install
Do-file editor handles scripts above ten thousand lines without lag
Fixed the graph export failure when writing vector output to a network path

Installation

How to install it

Disable real time protection before extracting, since the setup rewrites its own files.
Extract the archive to a short path such as C:\Setup.
Run the installer as administrator and choose the MP configuration when the edition list appears.
Point the working directory at a data drive rather than the system disk before running anything heavy.
Do not let the program check for updates on first launch, since that will reset the licence state.

Hardware

System requirements

Processor	64-bit Intel or AMD, four cores or more for the MP configuration
Memory	4 GB minimum, 16 GB for large panel datasets
Graphics	No dedicated graphics required
Storage	4 GB free space including manuals and example data
Display	1440 x 900 or higher
System	Windows 10 or Windows 11

Package

Release information

Title	StataCorp Stata
Version	17.0
Developer	StataCorp
Category	System Utilities
Platform	Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit)
Package size	1.24 GB
Interface languages	English, Spanish, Japanese
Release identifier	BS-17000451
Listed	4 years ago
Last rebuilt	1 week ago
Total downloads	105,945

Questions

Before you start

Will old do-files run in this version?

Yes. Backward compatibility is the strongest feature of the package and scripts from much older releases run without edits.

What is the difference between the editions?

They differ in how many cores and variables are supported. This package installs the MP configuration, which is the least restricted.

Can it read files from other statistics packages?

Yes, through the import commands, which cover spreadsheets, delimited text, and the common binary formats from other systems.

Are the manuals included?

The complete manual set installs with the program and is searchable from the help command.