Stata (statistical software)

Stata is a comprehensive statistics and data analysis software that is used for empirical research, data management, visualization and statistical modelling. It is particularly suitable for scientific work and courses using quantitative methods.

Students, lecturers and employees with a UniAccount can use Stata as part of the campus license. Use is restricted to research, teaching and studies.

The IT Service Center manages the campus license and provides support for deployment and licensing.

Employees can view the license code on the “Request License Key (Employees)” subpage. For students, the software is provided via VDI or directly through the Thinn app.

STATA offers comprehensive tools for statistical analysis, data preparation and graphical visualization of quantitative research data. Users can carry out complex statistical methods such as regressions, time series analyses or panel data modeling and present results clearly. The software is particularly popular in social and economic research projects and supports students and researchers with sophisticated empirical analyses.

• free alternatives:

  • PSPP [external]

  • Jamovi [external]

  • JASP [external]

• SPSS

• Data management: Import, cleansing and restructuring of large data sets.

• Statistical analysis: Comprehensive procedures for descriptive, inferential and econometric analyses.

• Graphics and visualization: Creating diagrams and plotting statistical results.

• Script control and automation: Reproducible workflows with do-files and scripts.

• User interface: Intuitive GUI for beginners and command line for advanced users.

• In a seminar on quantitative social research, students analyze survey data using regression models in Stata.

• Researchers in economics carry out time series analyses on economic trends and visualize the results directly in the software.

The software can be installed on Windows, macOS, and Linux. A valid university account is required to use it. The software is provided through the IT Service Center.

Employees can obtain a serial number and installation instructions from the IT Service Center. These can be found on the “Request a License Key (Employees)” page . Use of the software is permitted exclusively for university purposes (research and teaching).

Students have the option of using Stata via the VDI environment or via ThinnApp (see Stata).

Free training courses on functions are offered by the software provider in English. Information can be found on the Stata website [external].

The software processes locally stored data. When working with personal data, care must be taken to comply with the applicable data protection regulations.

The campus license permits use exclusively for research, teaching, and academic study. Commercial use is prohibited. Licenses are issued centrally by the IT Service Center.