Stata: A short history viewed through epidemiology

Bianca De Stavola
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Bianca De Stavola: UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health

Biostatistics and Epidemiology Virtual Symposium 2025 from Stata Users Group

Abstract: In this talk, I will use personal recollections to revisit the challenges many public health researchers have faced since the birth of Stata in 1985. I will discuss how, from the 1990s onward, the increasing demands for data management and analysis were met by Stata developers and the broader Stata community, particularly by Michael Hills. Additionally, I will review how Stata's expansion in scope and capacity with each new version has enhanced our ability to train new generations of medical statisticians and epidemiologists. Finally, I will reflect on current and future challenges.

Date: 2025-03-05
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