About this release
Stata is the analysis package that a large share of economics, epidemiology and social science research runs through, and the appeal is that everything happens in one place. Data cleaning, transformation, modelling, and the tables and graphs that go into a paper are all commands in the same window, and every one of them is logged, so an entire study rebuilds from a single do file months later without anyone remembering which menu they clicked.
The statistical coverage is enormous. Linear and generalised linear models, panel and multilevel structures, survival analysis, time series, survey weighting, structural equation models, treatment effects and a full Bayesian suite are all first class rather than bolt on packages. The 17 line adds proper tables that go straight to Word and LaTeX, faster handling of very wide datasets, and Python integration so you can hand data back and forth without leaving the session.
For anyone coming from a spreadsheet, the shift is that the data sit as a matrix you never edit by hand and instead transform with explicit, repeatable steps. That discipline is the whole reason serious work uses it. A reviewer can be handed the do file and the raw data and reproduce every figure in the manuscript exactly, which is the standard the field now expects.
What it does
- Full model library from linear regression through multilevel and Bayesian estimation
- Panel data, survival, time series and survey weighted analysis built in
- Reproducible do files and command logs for fully repeatable studies
- Publication ready tables exporting straight to Word, Excel, LaTeX and PDF
- Graphics engine with a complete set of styled, editable plot types
- Python integration for passing data in and out of a session
- Fast handling of wide datasets with thousands of variables
- Data management verbs for merging, reshaping and collapsing frames
- Multiple data frames held in memory at once
- Extensible with user written commands from the community archive
Changes in this version
- Table command overhaul with direct export to Word and LaTeX
- Multiple in memory data frames for juggling several datasets
- Python integration through the pystata interface
- Faster estimation on wide datasets with many variables
- New Bayesian estimation options and cleaner diagnostic plots
What the package contains
- Stata 17 full offline installer
- Complete bundled documentation set as searchable PDFs
- Example datasets referenced throughout the manuals
- Readme with the install order written out step by step
- Sample do files demonstrating a full analysis workflow
Installation notes
Follow these in order. Most reports of a failed install come from skipping a step rather than from the package itself.
- Disconnect from the network before you start.
- Extract the archive to a short path such as C:\Setup.
- Run the installer as administrator and complete the wizard.
- Apply the included activation step before the first launch.
- Open the application once, then close it.
- Reconnect to the network.
System requirements
| Operating system | Windows 10 or Windows 11, 64-bit |
| Processor | Any modern 64-bit multi core processor |
| Memory | 4 GB minimum, 16 GB or more for large datasets |
| Graphics | No specific requirement |
| Storage | 3 GB free during install |
| Display | 1280 by 800 minimum |
Things worth knowing
- The edition installed here removes the variable and observation ceilings of the smaller tiers.
- Keep large working datasets on a fast internal drive, memory held frames still page from disk on import.
- Community commands install into a personal folder and survive an application update.
Questions about this title
Is this the full edition or a limited tier?
Can I read a dataset from another package?
Does the Python bridge need a network connection?
Will my old do files still run?
What people are saying
The new table command finally makes exporting regression output to Word painless. Used to be a nightmare.
Multiple data frames in memory changed how I structure a cleaning script. Long overdue.
Installed clean, activation step worked first try. Full sample limit lifted as promised.
Listing information
This entry is catalogued under Science & Engineering and carries the tags below. Language coverage is English interface, and the supported platform list is Windows 10, Windows 11. Version 17.0 is the current catalogued build, last checked 1 week ago, and the entry has been in the index since it was added 2 years ago.