Author: Alan C. Acock Publisher: Stata Press Copyright: 2010 ISBN-10: 1-59718-075-0 ISBN-13: 978-1-59718-075-7 Pages: 393; paperback Price: $48.00 See a large photo of the front cover See the back cover Table of contents Preface (pdf) Author index (pdf) Subject index (pdf) Errata (www.stata-press.com) Download the datasets used in this book (from www.stata-press.com) Obtain answers to the exercises Review of the first edition from the Stata Journal Click here to order the second edition

Comment from the Stata technical group Alan C. Acock’s A Gentle Introduction to Stata, Third Edition is aimed at new Stata users who want to become proficient in Stata. After reading this introductory text, new users not only will be able to use Stata well but also will learn new aspects of Stata easily.
Acock assumes that the user is not familiar with any statistical software. This assumption of a blank slate is central to the structure and contents of the book. Acock starts with the basics; for example, the portion of the book that deals with data management begins with a careful and detailed example of turning survey data on paper into a Stata-ready dataset on the computer. When explaining how to go about basic exploratory statistical procedures, Acock includes notes that will help the reader develop good work habits. This mixture of explaining good Stata habits and good statistical habits continues throughout the book.