Stata is helpful to deal with research data. It is easy to analyze either cross-sectional or longitudinal datasets. The syntax is very easy to remember, and Help has detailed instructions for all functions.

It is very easy to code and works very quick even if you have a dataset with a large amount of observations. You do not have to write a long code to conduct a statistical test. For instance, if you want to run a linear regression model, you just type reg and the variable names. Stata gives you the results in a second.

Ability to use drop down menus but also input coding