Introduction to Stata 8 - (GRIPS
Introduction to Stata 8 - (GRIPS
Introduction to Stata 8 - (GRIPS
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4. Getting help [GSW] 4, 19, 20; [U] 2, 8<br />
4.1. The manuals<br />
To most users the following manuals (see appendix 1) will suffice: Getting Started manual<br />
[GSW], User's Guide [U], and Base Reference Manual [R] (four volumes). In this booklet, in<br />
the manuals, and in the online help [GSW], [U] and [R] refer <strong>to</strong> sections in these manuals.<br />
Getting Started [GSW] illustrates the main features. Parts of User's Guide are useful <strong>to</strong>o<br />
while the Reference Manual is used for looking up details about commands.<br />
4.2. Online help [GSW] 4; [U] 8, 32<br />
Online help is best displayed in the Viewer window (see section 2 and 3). Issue help and<br />
search from the Viewer's command line, whelp and findit from the <strong>Stata</strong> command<br />
line. Keep your <strong>Stata</strong> updated – then your online help is updated <strong>to</strong>o.<br />
help and whelp<br />
If you know the command name (e.g. tabulate) see the help file (tabulate.hlp) by:<br />
help tabulate from the Viewer command line: or<br />
whelp tabulate from <strong>Stata</strong>’s command line window<br />
The help file is displayed in the Viewer window, and from here you may print it. You may<br />
also use the links included. Try it.<br />
search and findit<br />
You need not know the command name. Get information about nonparametric tests by:<br />
search nonparametric from the Viewer command line<br />
To search <strong>Stata</strong> and the net for information on goodness-of-fit tests with poisson regression:<br />
findit poisson goodness from <strong>Stata</strong>’s command line window<br />
FAQs (Frequently asked questions)<br />
Try www.stata.com/support/faqs. This site includes a lot of advice on various <strong>to</strong>pics.<br />
<strong>Stata</strong>list and the Danish <strong>Stata</strong>newcomerlist<br />
<strong>Stata</strong>list is a forum for questions from users; see www.stata.com/support/statalist.<br />
A Danish list especially for newcomers has been established by University of Southern<br />
Denmark and Aarhus University; see www.biostat.sdu.dk/statalist.html.<br />
Error messages<br />
<strong>Stata</strong>'s short error messages include a code, e.g. r(131). The code is a link, and by clicking<br />
it you get more clues. Some error messages, however, are not very informative.<br />
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