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Overview of the Stata 10 documentation

A Complete Documentation Set consists of

• Base Reference Manual (3 volumes):
  • Volume 1, A – H   (608 pages)
  • Volume 2, I – P   (643 pages)
  • Volume 3, Q – Z   (635 pages)
• Data Management Reference Manual   (548 pages)
• Graphics Reference Manual   (618 pages)
• Longitudinal/Panel-Data Reference Manual   (475 pages)
• Mata Reference Manual (2 volumes):
  • Volume 1, [M-0]–[M-3]   (222)
  • Volume 2, [M-4]–[M-6]   (531)
• Multivariate Statistics Reference Manual   (621 pages)
• Programming Reference Manual   (469 pages)
• Survey Data Reference Manual   (171 pages)
• Survival Analysis and Epidemiological Tables Reference Manual   (489 pages)
• Time-Series Reference Manual   (448 pages)
• User's Guide   (356 pages)
• one of
  • Getting Started with Stata for Windows   (148 pages)
  • Getting Started with Stata for Macintosh   (144 pages)
  • Getting Started with Stata for Unix   (152 pages)
• Quick Reference and Index   (141 pages)

Cross-referencing

These manuals all cross-reference each other. All the manuals in the Stata documentation have a shorthand notation, such as [U] for the User’s Guide and [R] for the Base Reference Manual.

The complete list of shorthand notations and manuals is as follows:

Table of contents

Each manual has its own table of contents. The table of contents for the Base Reference Manual is located at the beginning of Volume 1. The table of contents for the Mata Reference Manual is located at the beginning of Volume 1.

Index

The Quick Reference and Index contains a combined index for all the manuals and a subject table of contents for all the manuals and the User’s Guide. It also contains quick-reference information on many subjects, such as estimation commands.