Stata

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Why CSA?

Flexible, On-Demand Learning

Learn Stata at your own pace anytime, from anywhere. Ideal for professionals balancing work, research, study and more.

Created by Experienced Professionals

Developed by leading Stata experts with decades of experience training thousands of research professional, executives and research students.

Go Beyond Short Courses

Gain a comprehensive qualification featuring in-depth lessons that build long-term skills - not just short-term knowledge.

Earn a Recognised Certification in Stata

CSA is an assessment-based certification that demonstrates real competency thanks to quality-assured learning.

Designed for Real-World Professional Use

Develop practical Stata skills through applied workflows and realistic analytical tasks, making you ready to confidently apply these skills in professional contexts.

Improve Confidence and Productivity Immediately

Build real proficiency and demonstrate mastery in Stata through a structured, step-by-step learning pathway.

Become a Certified Stata Analyst (CSA)

The Core Modules (CM)

Core Modules

Develop fundamental skills for boosting productivity when working with Stata by producing research that is accurate, explicit, tractable, well documented and exactly reproducible.

Core Modules

Develop core proficiencies for constructing comprehensive workflow approaches to data management, from the point of data acquisition to data management, organisation, documentation, and archiving.

Core Modules

Develop tools and approaches that target the development of versatile and parsimonious routines for executing automated operations that minimise discretionary human input and allow for scalability and replicability.

Core Modules

Develop deep understanding of how to manage and analyse different types of variation, and how to combine and restructure multiple sources of data.

Core Modules

Develop core knowledge of graphics language and approaches for conducting flexible, scalable and publication-quality visual data analysis.

Click on an individual CM to learn more or register!

Who should consider becoming a CSA?

If you work with data and want to demonstrate professional-level Stata expertise, this certification is designed for you. It’s ideal for anyone looking to validate their analytical skills, strengthen their credibility, and advance their career.

Industry & Consulting

  • Independent data analysts and consultants
  • Market and financial analysts
  • Quality control and evaluation specialists

Research & Academia

  • Academic researchers
  • PhD students and research assistants
  • Methodologically focused scholars seeking to upskill

Government & Policy

  • Government analysts
  • Public policy and public health researchers
  • Social and economic data analysts

And many more...

Biostatisticians, epidemiologists, and demographers | Economists and econometricians

Social scientists, sociologists, and geographers | Journalists working with data

Veterinarians and zoologists using research data | Anyone who uses data professionally

Become a Lead Certified Stata Analyst (CSA-Lead)

Upgrade your certification to Lead Certified Stata Analyst (CSA-Lead), by taking additional training provided by Extension Modules.

The Extension Modules (EM) expand the knowledge attained in Core Modules with more advanced knowledge and tools. EM1 extends CM1 with detailed coverage of mathematical, statistical, qualification, recoding, and random number generating functions. EM2 extends CM2 with an in-depth analysis of data validation techniques assuring the quality of data. EM3 extends CM3 by demonstrating how to develop user-written programs that extend the capabilities of official Stata. EM4 extends CM4 with the analysis of complex Unicode text data and documents. EM5 extends CM5 with visual analysis of model estimates, graphical diagnostics and projections.