Wanting to present Stata output in a different way is a very common desire that lies behind many substantial user-written programs. Here I start at the beginning with some basic tips and tricks. I discuss using display to replay the results you want; putting results into new variables so that...

This column will focus on how to improve your fluency in Stata. Over the next issues we will look at Stata problems of intermediate size which turn out to be soluble with a few command lines. As an introduction, systematic ways of repeating the same or similar operations are surveyed to give one...