Stata Support Services
Notre Dame Population Analytics (ND Pop) offers support for Stata users. This page provides an overview of the helpdesk, workshops, the people behind them, and a detailed live schedule of all programming via Google Calendar.
Stata Helpdesk
The Stata helpdesk provides one-on-one support with Stata questions. This is staffed by undergraduate peer consultants with advanced familiarity with Stata to answer routine questions. More advanced questions are routed to Cassandra Merritt’s Wednesday office hours or by appointment.
Hours and Locations
Please bring your own laptop.
Helpdesk Hours: Monday through Thursday, 5–7 PM
Helpdesk Location: 4020D Jenkins Nanovic Halls (ND Pop Conference Room)
Dr. Merritt’s Open Office Hours: Wednesdays, 10 AM–12 PM and by appointment
Dr. Merritt’s Office: 3115 Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Stata Workshops
In the beginning of the term, we offer 75-minute hands-on workshops to support students' introduction to Stata or to data wrangling. Sessions run weekly from Week 1 to Week 4. In the remainder of the term, sessions may be offered based on requests by students or faculty.
Session Descriptions
Stata Onboarding
This workshop is designed for students either entirely new to Stata, seeking extra support, or looking for a refresher after minimal prior exposure. The session starts with a brief overview of the general data analysis process, followed by a guided tour of the Stata GUI, loading in and inspecting a dataset, writing do-files for basic cleaning and analysis, and generating output. Little to no statistical background and no exposure to Stata is assumed.
Data Wrangling with Stata
This workshop is designed for students confronted with manipulating unprepped data for the first time, typically in senior writing intensives. The session covers appending, collapsing, merging, and reshaping data, starting with an overview for students to grasp and digest how data is transformed for the needs of the research question. Prior exposure equivalent to the onboarding session is assumed.
Staff
Live Schedule
The 75-minute sessions run Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8:00 AM, 12:30 PM, or 5:00 PM (sessions offered vary by week). The planned programming spans the first four weeks of the Fall term, shifting from the onboarding to data wrangling sessions. Unless noted otherwise, all sessions will be held in 331 DeBartolo Hall Computer Classroom.
Join our Google Calendar for up-to-date scheduling of all our Stata Support Offerings. We recommend the "Schedule" option in the upper-right hand drop-down menu as a readable list.
Page Last Updated: September 28th, 2026