Ekologiya cheloveka (Human Ecology)Ekologiya cheloveka (Human Ecology)1728-08692949-1444Eco-Vector1727510.17816/humeco17275Research ArticleINTRODUCTION TO STATA - SOFTWARE FOR STATISTICAL DATA ANALYSISUnguryanuT N-GrjibovskiA Mangr@fhi.no15012014211606323102019Copyright © 2014, Ekologiya cheloveka (Human Ecology)2014This is the first article of the series of publications in the Human Ecology journal on biostatistics using STATA software. Earlier series of methodological papers published in 2008 was adapted to SPSS software. However, the price for SPSS in Russia considerably increased in recent years that led to the fact that many institutions switch from SPSS to STATA. It is worth mentioning that STATA is as popular as SPSS in European universities and research institutions. Moreover, STATA has a broader range of advanced methods of data analysis. The authors are not aware of Russian textbooks on the use of STATA in biomedical research. This series is an attempt for a manual for Russian biomedical researchers on how to use STATA software.STATASTATAbiostatisticsresearchбиостатистикаисследования[Гржибовский А.М. Типы данных, проверка распределения и описательная статистика // Экология человека. 2008. № 1. С. 52-58.][Гржибовский А.М. Использование статистики в российской биомедицинской литературе // Экология человека. 2008. № 12. С. 55-64.][Acock A.C. Gentle Introduction to Stata. USA, Texas: Stata Press, 2006. 289 p.][Baum C.F. An Introduction to Modern Econometrics Using Stata. USA, Texas: Stata Press, 2006. 341 p.][Hamilton C. Statistics with Stata. USA, Belmont, CA: Brooks / Cole, 2006. 409 p.][Kohler U., Kreute F. Data Analysis Using Stata. USA, Texas: Stata Press, 2005. 378 p.][Mitchell M. A Visual Guide to Stata Graphics. USA, Texas: Stata Press, 2008. 471 p.][Rabe-Hesketh S., Everitt Brian. A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using Stata. New York: Chapman & Hall, 2007. 352 p.]