Data Visualization in Stata

Learning and applying new visual techniques can often be a daunting experience. This is especially true if you need to generate and code data visualizations yourself. This course focuses specifically on how to create many different types of graphs and all their possible options and sub-options.

81 on-demand videos & exercises

Level: All Levels

English

7hrs 55mins

Access on mobile, web and TV

Visualizing and graphing data is vital in modern data analytics. Whether you are a data scientist, student of quantitative methods, or a business user, having an understanding of how to visualize data is an important aspect of getting data information across to other stakeholders. Many ways of visualizing data have been devised and some are better than others.
However, each method has advantages and disadvantages, and having a solid understanding of what visualization might be best suited is key to delivering a concise and sharp “data message”.

In this course, you will learn some of the most important data visualization methods. The author will also explain, without any equations or complex statistics, what are the advantages and disadvantages of each technique. You will be shown how each graph can be created, modified, and customized in Stata throughout the course’s journey.

This course will help you learn and understand the basic methods of data visualization. You will also learn, in an easy manner, variations and customizations of basic visualization methods. You will gain experience with different data visualization techniques and how to apply them. After understanding the techniques, you will learn and code many Stata graphs. Finally, you will gain confidence in your ability to modify and create bespoke data visualizations in Stata.

By the end of this course, you will learn many different methods to visualize data and how to generate these yourself in Stata. All the resource files are uploaded on the GitHub repository at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Data-Visualization-in-Stata

Course Curriculum

About the Author

Franz Buscha is a professor of economics at the University of Westminster, which he joined after completing his Ph.D. in economics at Lancaster University. He has been involved in numerous funded research projects from research councils and government departments. He has also contributed to a wide range of projects, including policy evaluation and bespoke econometric advice to UK government departments.
Franz has published in leading journals and contributed to numerous policy reports. His research has even been covered by various media outlets. He is an experienced online educator and has published several online courses, including LinkedIn Learning. Franz also has a monthly radio program called Policy Matters on Share Radio.