Which Stata is right for me?
Whether you’re a student or a seasoned research professional, we have a package designed to suit
your needs:
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Stata/MP: The fastest edition of Stata (for quad-core, dual-core, and multicore/multiprocessor
computers) that can analyze the largest datasets
Stata/SE: Standard edition; for larger datasets
Stata/BE: Basic edition; for mid-sized datasets
Numerics by Stata: Stata for embedded and web applications
Stata/MP is the fastest and largest edition of Stata. Virtually any current computer can take
advantage of the advanced multiprocessing of Stata/MP. This includes the Intel i3, i5, i7, i9, Xeon,
Celeron, and AMD multi-core chips. On dual-core chips, Stata/MP runs 40% faster overall and 72%
faster where it matters, on the time-consuming estimation commands. With more than two cores or
processors, Stata/MP is even faster. Find out more about Stata/MP.
Stata/MP, Stata/SE, and Stata/BE all run on any machine, but Stata/MP runs faster. You can
purchase a Stata/MP license for up to the number of cores on your machine (maximum is 64). For
example, if your machine has eight cores, you can purchase a Stata/MP license for eight cores, four
cores, or two cores.
Stata/MP can also analyze more data than any other edition of Stata. Stata/MP can analyze 10 to 20
billion observations given the current largest computers, and is ready to analyze up to 1 trillion
observations once computer hardware catches up.
Stata/SE and Stata/BE differ only in the dataset size that each can analyze. Stata/SE (up to 10,998)
and Stata/MP (up to 65,532) can fit models with more independent variables than Stata/IC (up to
798). Stata/SE can analyze up to 2 billion observations.
Stata/IC allows datasets with as many as 2,048 variables and 2 billion observations. Stata/IC can
have at most 798 independent variables in a model.
Numerics by Stata can support any of the data sizes listed above in an embedded environment.
All the above editions have the same complete set of features and include PDF documentation.
Product features
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Up to 2,048 variables
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Up to 32,767 variables
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Up to 120,000 variables
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Up to 2.14 billion
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Fast
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Runs most estimation
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Almost four times as fast as Fast
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Complete suite of statistical features
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Publication-quality graphics
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Extensive data management facilities
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Truly reproducible research
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Comprehensive reporting
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Powerful programming language
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Complete PDF documentation
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Exceptional technical support
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Includes within-release updates
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Windows, macOS, and Linux
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And much more for all your data science
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Memory requirements
1 GB
2 GB
4 GB
Disk space requirements
1 GB
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Time to run logistic regression
with 10 million observations and
20 covariates
Maximum number of independent
variables