Introduction to Stata

This course provides an introduction to the statistical analysis software program Stata, covering basic data management issues and popular epidemiological analyses.

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Course date

TBC 2026

Course delivery

TBC

Course Fees

$250 incl. GST

10% discount for undergraduate and postgraduate students, Monash University staff and alumni, and Alfred Health staff.

Free for SPHPM Honours and PhD students.

Program contact

shortcourses.depm@monash.edu

Phone: +61 3 9903 0289

Terms and Conditions

Course registration closes one week prior to the course commencement date.

The course is self-paced and involves participants working through a detailed course manual, covering the following topics:

  • Entering data
  • Using commands on menus
  • Data labelling
  • Descriptive statistics
  • Epidemiological data analysis including logistic regression
  • Do-files and log-files

Further information

Please note: participants must bring their own laptop for this course.

Stata can be accessed in one of three ways:

  1. already installed on your machine
  2. accessed through the MoVE platform (Monash staff and students)
  3. installed with a course-specific temporary licence

Details of the latter two options will be emailed to course registrants.

Confirmation of access to Stata is required before attending the course.  

(Course facilitators cannot provide assistance with MoVE or Stata installation issues on the day of the course.)

Who should attend?

This introduction is suitable for those who have never used a computer to perform statistical analysis, but who have a basic understanding of statistical concepts such as histograms, t-tests, linear regression and odds ratios.

Course facilitator

Scholar testimonials

This was the first time I've attended a 'self-paced' workshop. The course book with the Stata output was great. Thanks.
 
I found this course really useful. I'm glad to have participated. I'm excited to apply what I learned today. Thank you.
 
Really enjoyable day – facilitators very approachable and lovely.

While the information contained herein was correct at the date of publication, Monash University reserves the right to alter procedures, fees and regulations should the need arise.