Stata 18 brings specialized tools that tackle specific modeling challenges that were previously difficult to handle in standard packages. High-Dimensional Fixed Effects (HDFE)
| Feature Category | Stata 17 Highlights | Stata 18 Highlights | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Basic Treatment Effects, Lasso | Panel Data Treatment Effects ( eteffects ) , Heterogeneous DID ( hetdid ) | | Survival Analysis | Multilevel Survival Models | Interval-Censored Cox ( stintcox ) | | Output | collect command introduced | Robust tables command for publication tables | | Meta-Analysis | Network Meta-Analysis | Dose-Response Meta-Analysis , Trim-and-Fill | | Visualization | Customizable tables (collect) | Streamplots , Graph Editor macro recording | | Hardware | Apple Silicon via Rosetta | Native Apple Silicon Support | Stata 18
The new dtable command allows users to easily create "Table 1" (descriptive statistics) for research papers. It replaces the need for combining multiple commands or user-written packages, offering a flexible and fast way to generate publication-ready tables. Stata 18 brings specialized tools that tackle specific
Better vector graphics scaling when exporting to SVG, PDF, or EPS formats. Better vector graphics scaling when exporting to SVG,