help xtdescribe dialog: xtdescribe
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Title
[XT] xtdescribe -- Describe pattern of xt data
Syntax
xtdescribe [if] [in] [, options]
options description
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patterns(#) maximum participation patterns; default is patterns(9)
width(#) display # width of participation patterns; default is
width(100)
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A panel variable and a time variable must be specified; use xtset.
by is allowed; see [D] by.
Menu
Statistics > Longitudinal/panel data > Setup and utilities > Describe
pattern of xt data
Description
xtdescribe describes the participation pattern of cross-sectional
time-series (xt) data.
Options
patterns(#) specifies the maximum number of participation patterns to be
reported; patterns(9) is the default. Specifying patterns(50) would
list up to 50 patterns. Specifying patterns(1000) is taken to mean
patterns(infinity); all the patterns will be listed.
width(#) specifies the desired width of the participation patterns to be
displayed; width(100) is the default. If the number of times is
greater than width(), then each column in the participation pattern
represents multiple periods as indicated in a footnote at the bottom
of the table. The actual width may differ slightly from the
requested width depending on the span of the time variable and the
number of periods.
Example
Setup
. webuse nlswork
Describe participation pattern of data
. xtdescribe
Also see
Manual: [XT] xtdescribe
Help: [XT] xtsum, [XT] xttab
