Stata Packages for Research

A collection of Stata packages for research, data analysis, and visualization. Developed and maintained by Benjamin Daniels.

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Installation

Install any package directly from this repository using Stata's net install:

net install packagename, from("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bbdaniels/stata/main/")

For example:

net install forest, from("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bbdaniels/stata/main/")

Package Categories

Visualization

Package	Description
betterbar	Bar graphs with standard error bars and cross-group comparisons
forest	Forest plots visualizing results from multiple regressions
bstrappoly	Bootstrapped confidence intervals for local polynomial regression

Regression & Analysis

Package	Description
outwrite	Export regression results to Excel, CSV, or LaTeX
crossfold	K-fold cross-validation for model evaluation
manski	Manski bounds for selection bias
rctreg	RCT regression tables with treatment/control means
easyirt	Easy Item Response Theory estimation
specc	Specification curve analysis automation
bivreg	Bivariate regression tables
reftab	Summary statistics and regression results by category

Summary Statistics & Tables

Package	Description
sumstats	Summary statistics tables with conditional restrictions
tabstatout	Summary statistics tables with export capability
weightab	Weighted cross-group comparison tables
statflow	Dynamic flowcharts and tables in Excel

Data Management

Package	Description
freeshape	Flexible reshape without numbered variable stubs
labelcollapse	Collapse data while preserving variable labels
makeid	Generate unique hierarchical IDs
tabgen	Split categorical variables into labeled binaries
rencode	Encode string variables in place
strprop	Case formatting for string variables
dayofweek	Generate labeled day-of-week variables
anycat	Create indicators from categorical variable sets
multicat	Compile indicators into descriptive strings

Specialized Tools

Package	Description
knapsack	0/1 Knapsack Problem solver
txt2qr	Generate QR codes from text
dta2kml	Export data to KML for geographic visualization
devkit	Developer toolkit with utility functions

Citation

If you use these packages in your research, please cite:

@software{daniels_stata_packages,
  author       = {Benjamin Daniels},
  title        = {Stata Packages for Research},
  year         = {2024},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.6263355},
  url          = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6263355}
}

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see the Code of Conduct and submit issues or pull requests on GitHub.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.