Getting Started: Analysing HILDA with Stata 2025 (Melbourne) EOI

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Getting Started: Analysing HILDA with Stata Expression of Interest

Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research

*Expressions of Interest have now closed, and registrations are now open. Please <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/getting-started-analysing-hilda-with-stata-2025-melbourne-tickets-1253907453949?aff=oddtdtcreator" title="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/getting-started-analysing-hilda-with-stata-2025-melbourne-tickets-1253907453949?aff=oddtdtcreator">register here</a> for the training course.* A 3-day hands-on introductory <a href="https://melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/hilda" title="https://melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/hilda" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">HILDA Survey</a> training course will be held in Melbourne on 11 - 13 November. An optional half-day introduction to Stata will also be provided on the afternoon of 10 November for those that have not used Stata before.This course is designed for people who are interested in using the HILDA Survey data but have not yet done so. It will take a descriptive research problem and go through all the steps necessary to answer the research questions involved.The training will cover the following topics:<ul><li>Accessing the data</li><li>Finding the right variables</li><li>Visualising the data</li><li>Merging household and individual data</li><li>Dealing with missing values</li><li>Using imputed values</li><li>Creating analysis variables from HILDA data</li><li>Applying weights</li><li>Generating descriptive statistics in the panel context</li><li>Understanding data patterns in the panel context</li><li>Answering research questions with the data</li><li>Solving problems that arise when using Stata to analyse HILDA data</li></ul>Course InstructorsThe course will be presented by Professor Robert Breunig and Dr Mossamet Kamrun Nesa.<a href="https://crawford.anu.edu.au/people/academic/robert-breunig" title="https://crawford.anu.edu.au/people/academic/robert-breunig" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Professor Robert Breunig</a> is a member of the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University. His primary applied research interests are in analysing individual and firm behaviour, evaluating government tax and transfer programs and analysing large data sets.<a href="https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/948913-mossamet-nesa" title="https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/948913-mossamet-nesa" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dr Mossamet Kamrun Nesa</a> is a Survey Statistician and is part of the HILDA Survey team at the Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne. She is responsible for imputation and undertakes data quality research.Pre-requisitesTo participate in this course, you will need to:<ul><li>Apply for and be approved to use HILDA General Release 21 for training purposes</li><li>Have some experience writing syntax in a statistical software, such as Stata, SAS, or SPSS</li><li>Have HILDA General Release 21 accessible from your laptop</li><li>Have Stata (Version 14 or above) on your computer (student licenses can be provided if needed)</li></ul>RegistrationPlease note, we are currently only accepting Expressions of Interest (EOI). Registering your EOI is free and places will be offered in the order that EoI's are received. You will be contacted in August to confirm your place and organise payment.Cost (inc GST)$1400 Standard $980 Masters or PhD studentIf you would like to receive notifications of future training courses, please subscribe to the <a href="https://melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/hilda/for-data-users/email-list" title="https://melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/hilda/for-data-users/email-list" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">HILDA mailing list</a>.For further information on this training course please contact Brooke Garrard, <a href="https://brooke.garrard@unimelb.edu.au" title="https://brooke.garrard@unimelb.edu.au" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">brooke.garrard@unimelb.edu.au</a>

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