Every installation of Stata includes all the documentation in PDF format. Stata’s documentation consists of over 18,000 pages detailing each feature in Stata including the methods and formulas and fully worked examples. You can transition seamlessly across entries using the links within each entry.
And, Quick starts help new users get started and remind experienced users of common options.
Manuals marked with "StataNow" include features that are part of StataNow™.
Subject-specific statistics reference manuals:
Programming reference manuals:
| [P] | Programming StataNow |
| [M] | Mata Matrix Programming |
| [I] | Index |
Access the PDF documentation from the Help menu within Stata.
See PDF documentation viewing tips for Stata.
You can also access the PDF entry from Stata’s help files. Each help file has the manual shortcut and entry name in blue, which links to the PDF manual entry, in addition to the "View complete PDF manual entry" link below.
Each manual has its own table of contents. A combined subject table of contents contains the complete table of contents for all manuals and is divided into the following subjects:
Click on a subject to go a the table of contents for that category.
Across the top of each entry are links to each section within the entry. Clicking on Description, for example, will take you directly to the description of the feature.
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The bookmarks on the left-hand side also give you direct access to an entry, as well as each section within an entry. Click on the disclosure control next to the title to list the entries. Click on the disclosure control next to an entry to view the sections for that entry. |
For a suggested documentation citation, see manual-specific page or Citing Stata software, documentation, and FAQs.
See New in Stata 18 to learn about what was added in Stata 18.