Get help and community
Each package has its own place for questions and problems. Everything is public, so an answer to one person helps the next.
Ask a question
Use GitHub Discussions of the package your question is about. You need a free GitHub account.
| Package | Questions | Problems and feature requests |
|---|---|---|
| nwcommands (core) | Discussions | Issues |
| nwsaom | Discussions | Issues |
| nwergm | Discussions | Issues |
| nwdynam | Discussions | Issues |
| nwrem | Discussions | Issues |
Use a question (Discussions) for “how do I…?” and “how should I read this output?”. Use an issue when something gives an error or a wrong result, or when you want a feature. If you are not sure which package you need, see Which package do I need?.
Announcements
New releases and workshops are announced on the nwcommands mailing list (a Google Group): groups.google.com/g/nwcommands, address nwcommands@googlegroups.com. The list is for announcements; please ask questions in GitHub Discussions, where the answers stay findable.
Before you ask
- Look in the tutorials and the help file (
help <command>in Stata). - If you are coming from R, see the pages that compare the packages with RSiena (nwsaom), ergm (nwergm), goldfish (nwdynam) and relevent (nwrem).
- Update to the latest release (see Install); the problem may be fixed.
How to ask so that we can help
Please include:
- the output of
nwversionand of<package> version(for examplenwsaom version), and your Stata version and operating system; - the commands that produce the problem, as short as possible, and the output including any error message;
- if your data are confidential, a small made-up or simulated network that shows the same problem.
Contributing
Pull requests are welcome in each repository on GitHub. For changes to the models, please include a comparison with the R package that the model follows, since that comparison is how the packages are validated.