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Stata Class Notes
Searching For Help

1.0 Stata commands in this unit

. help
search
tutorial

2.0 Demonstration and Explanation

2.1 Help

. help if
help anova
help regress
help regression

The help command can be used from the command line or from the Help window. To use help the command must be spelled correctly and the full name of the command must be used. help contents will list all commands that can be accessed using help.

2.2 Search & Webseek

. search if
search regression
search ttest, manual
search tukey
search gould, author
search gould, author stb
search gould, author faq
net search missing data
findit missing data

The search command searches for information in Stata manuals, FAQs, and Stata Technical Bulletins (STBs). The search options include: manual which restricts searches to the Stata Manual; author when searching for an author by name; stb which restricts searches to STBs; faq which restricts searches to FAQs.

The search command can be used from either the command line or the Help window.

The findit command combine search and net search. You must have an up-to-date version of Stata use findit.

2.3 Tutorial

. tutorial
tutorial regress

Each copy of Stata comes with a built-in tutorial. Typing tutorial brings up information about the tutorials. tutorial regress will bring up the tutorial on regression.

2.4 Stata Learning Modules

The Training and Consulting unit of ATS has developed as series of self-paced learning modules for Stata. These module can be found on the World Wide Web at www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/modules/

3.0 Try the commands on your own

. help if
search if
help regress
help regression
search regression
search ttest, manual
search Tukey
search gould, author
search gould, author stb
search gould, author faq

4.0 Can you answer these questions?

1. How many STB articles have been written concerning regression?
2. How many STB articles have been written by Bill Sribney?
3. What happens when you do help ancova? What happens when you do search ancova? Why is there a difference?

5.0 For More Information

• Statistics with Stata 5 Chapter 1 (pages 5-10)
• Stata Learning Modules
  Getting Help with Stata

6.0 Web Notes

The Stata Class Notes are available on the World Wide Web by visiting ...
      http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/notes/

1 Jul 1999 - pbe

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