Thirty Years with Stata A Retrospective

This volume is a sometimes serious and sometimes whimsicalretrospective of Stata, its development, and its use over thelast 30 years. The view from the inside opens with an essay by Bill Gould,Stata's president and cofounder, that discusses the challengesand concepts that guided the design and implementation of Stata.This is followed by an interview of Bill by Joe Newton thatdiscusses Bill's early interest in computing, his early work ona program for matching prom dates in the days when you had topurchase time on computers, and further exploration of theguiding principles behind Stata. Finally, Sean Becketti, Stata'sfirst employee, delves into the not-to-be-missed culture ofStata in its infancy. The view from the outside comprises 14 essays by prominentresearchers and members of the Stata community. Most discussStata's use and evolution in disciplines such as behavioralsciences, business, economics, epidemiology, time series,political science, public health, public policy, veterinaryepidemiology, and statistics. Some take a sweeping overview.Others are more intimate personal recollections.Mostly, we simply wanted to celebrate the relationship betweenStata users and Stata software. We hope that this volume holdssomething interesting for everyone.

A VISION FROM INSIDEInitial thoughts, W. GouldA conversation with William Gould, H. J. NewtonA VISION FROM OUTSIDEThen and now, S. Becketti25 years of Statistics with Stata, L. HamiltonStata’s contribution to epidemiology, S. J. W. Evans and P. RoystonThe evolution of veterinary epidemiology, I. R. DohooOn learning introductory biostatistics and Stata, M. PaganoStata and public health in Ohio, T. SahrStatistics research and Stata in my life, P. A. LachenbruchPublic policy and Stata, S. P. JenkinsMicroeconometrics and Stata over the past 30 years, A. C. CameronStata enabling state-of-the-art research in accounting, business, and finance, D. ChristodoulouStata and political science, G. D. Whitten and C. WimpyNew tools for psychological researchers, S. SoldzHistory of Stata, N. J. Cox