In interactive mode sessions are run interactively from the command line, useful for exploring data and relationships. Previous commands can be selected from the review panel and re-submitted after modification. In practice, the command line procedure is very fast. The analysis itself is incredibly fast. There is online help for all commands.
Most users run a log file for their session.
The list of review commands can be saved into a .do file for editing and subsequent use in batch processing. Graphical output can be copied into word processing programs or saved as .wmf files. Stata is fully programmable so that users can create their own routines. Stata is fully Year 2000 compliant . Capabilities Please go to Stata's capabilities page for more details of data management, statistical procedures, graphics and programming.