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st: RE: median-test


From   "Nick Cox" <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   st: RE: median-test
Date   Wed, 18 Feb 2004 15:48:36 -0000

It doesn't seem to be explicit 
in documentation, but the -by()- 
variable of -median- must be numeric. 
If your id variable is string, use -encode-. 

Nick 
[email protected] 

Andreas Aschbacher

> I am not sure about median - test with command (see) below:
> I have two columns:
> 
> x -             y-    column
> / x-column contains ID-number  /
> ID - numbers are :I090,M010,M013,M020,I010,M012
> / y-column is count-value  /
> I090	94.97    1... observation
> M010	117.62  2.... observation
> M010	64.83
> M013	91.39
> M010	138.69
> M010	39.77
> M020	39.05
> M010	56.98
> I010	87.51
> M010	97.36
> M010	33.96
> M012	74.28
> ....  there are much more observations with same ID-numbers
> 
> I want to use following command:
> median   varname [weight] [if exp] [in range] , by(groupvar) [ exact
> medianties(drop | above | below | split) ]
> 
> in order to make median test in the following groups:
> I090,M010,M013,M020,I010,M012
> my Nullhypothesis should be: equal medians for all groups

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