Stata 16 has a new suite of commands for performing meta-analysis. This suite lets you explore and combine the results from different studies. For instance, if you have collected results from 20 studies about the effect of a particular drug on blood pressure, you can summarize these studies and estimate the overall effect using meta-analysis.
The new meta suite is broad, but what sets it apart is its simplicity.
You can type, for instance,
. meta set effectsize stderr
to declare precomputed effect sizes or use meta esize to compute effects from summary data. With this, you can perform random-effects, fixed-effects, or common-effect meta-analysis.
To estimate an overall effect size and its confidence interval, obtain heterogeneity statistics, and more, you simply type
. meta summarize
And visualizing the results is as easy as typing
. meta forestplot
But the meta suite provides much more.
Meta-regression and subgroup analysis allow you to evaluate the heterogeneity of studies. These are available via meta regress and meta forestplot, subgroup() or meta summarize, subgroup().
You can investigate potential publication bias. Check visually for funnel-plot asymmetry using meta funnelplot; formally test for funnel-plot asymmetry using meta bias; and assess publication bias using the trim-and-fill method with meta trimfill.
You can even perform cumulative meta-analysis with meta summarize, cumulative().
All the meta-analysis features are documented in the new Meta-analysis Reference Manual.
Nonlinear DSGE models in Stata 15
In Stata 15, we introduced the dsge command for fitting linear DSGE models, which are time-series models used in economics and finance. These models are an alternative to traditional forecasting models. Both attempt to explain aggregate economic phenomena, but DSGE models do this on the basis of models derived from microeconomic theory.
New in Stata 16, the dsgenl command fits nonlinear DSGE models. Most DSGE models are nonlinear, and this means that you no longer need to linearize them by hand. When you enter equations into dsgenl, it linearizes them for you.
After estimating the parameters of your model with dsgenl, you can obtain the transition and policy matrices; determine the model’s steady state; estimate variables’ variances, covariances, and autocovariances implied by the system of equations; and create and graph impulse–response functions.
This is likely to be the favorite feature of macroeconomists and anyone working in a central bank.
出版质量的图形
Stata轻松生成出版质量、风格迥异的图形。您可以编写脚本并以可复制的方式生成成百上千个图形，并且可以以EPS
或TIF格式输出打印、以PNG格式或SVG格式输出放到网上、或PDF格式输出预览。使用这个图形编辑器可更改图形的任何
方面，或添加标题、注释、横线、箭头和文本。
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