


Over the long history of this program, the user interface was initially fully focused on the command interface but starting with version 8 it introduced graphical UI that was drastically improved over the following years. The functionality of this advanced app can be furthermore enhanced with custom programming that can adapt it to the specific needs of almost any modern research project and can even support the dissemination of user-created programs that can grow continuously.

In its current advanced form, Stata data science software can be used for a wide array of tasks that include but are not limited to general data management, in-depth analysis, graphics creation, advanced simulations, data regressions, and much more. With over 35 years of experience in the field of data analysis in the fields of engineering, economics, political science, sociology, biomedicine, epidemiology and many other forms of research, each of the modern versions of this application can come in four specialized builds that are optimized for enhanced data acquisition, processing, analysis, and presentation techniques for different sizes of projects - Stata/IC (standard version of the app), Stata/MP (for multiprocessor computers), Stata/SE (for optimized handling of large databases) and Numerics by Stata (for managing data in an embedded environment). Stata is a general-purpose statistical data analysis suite created by StataCorp in 1985 for Microsoft Windows OS.
