Stata Data Cleaning

Purpose

This skill helps economists clean, transform, and prepare datasets for analysis in Stata. It emphasizes reproducibility, proper documentation, and handling common data quality issues found in economic research.

When to Use

• Cleaning raw survey or administrative data
• Merging multiple data sources
• Handling missing values, duplicates, and outliers
• Creating analysis-ready panel datasets
• Documenting data transformations for replication

Instructions

Step 1: Understand the Data