help wfcheck: A checklist for completing a project

Before you finish a project, check the following:

1 __ Verify that the research log is complete and clear.
If something is confusing now, it will be very confusing when you
really need the information.

2 __ Replicate all results. Copy the do-files and data to
a new directory and re-run the master do-files. Since the files are in
a new directory, you won't over-write your current Stata logs since
they can be useful if you encounter a problem. If everything works,
you can delete the entire directory.

3 __ Verify that the provenance of all results you
are presenting are documented with a pointer to the do-file that
produced the result (e.g., using hidden text).

4 __ Post supplementary analyses on the web.

5 __ Clean-up stray files that have accumulated.
Delete files that aren't needed and move the rest of the files to
the directories where they belong.

6 __ Archive the do-files, log files, datasets, documentation,
and drafts of your paper.

Also see

Workflow