Hello,
I was wondering if anyone can help me on this programming problem. I have
an array of variables, let's say x1-x20, and I wish to refer to one of them
using values in another variable (let's call it m), in an equation so that
I can use one equation that is different for each observation. In other
words, if my equation is y = x`m' + 1 and m = 2, then the equation for that
particular observation would be y = x2 + 1. Here is a partial list of what
I'm talking about:
obs m equation
1 2 y = x2 + 1
2 3 y = x3 + 1
3 6 y = x6 + 1
4 8 y = x8 + 1
I don't think using a global or macro variable works because those only
take on one value and because the equation is essentially the model in a
non-linear estimation, I don't think I could use a loop. I was wondering
if there are more options out there. Thank you!
Jackie Yuen
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