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Business: Financial Databases: STATA and Other Statistical Software Packages

Financial databases provide mostly financial data but also textual information for students studying finance, economics, accounting and financial mathematics

Statistical Software Packages

  • Statistical software are specialized computer programs for analysis in statistics and are used for data validation and tabulation .  Statistical packages such as STATA are available on AppsAnywhere
  • You can access AppsAnywhere on any Middlesex Windows machine including student loan laptops.  AppsAnywhere will launch and run automatically as soon as you login
  • Access AppsAnywhere:
    • From your web browser type in https://AppsAnywhere.mdx.ac.uk
    • If it’s the first time logging in, the AppsAnywhere server will notice that the device does not have the Client
    • Follow the instructions on screen to carry out the installation of the client

      You can access AppsAnywhere on any Middlesex Windows machine including student loan laptops, AppsAnywhere will launch and run automatically as soon as you login

       

Stata Video Tutorials

  • Stata have recorded over 250 short video tutorials demonstrating how to use Stata and solve specific problems.

  • There are videos for simple linear regression, time series, descriptive statistics, importing Excel data, Bayesian analysis, t tests and instrumental variables

  • Please use this LINK to access the video library OR go straight to Stata's YouTube channel