Because -update- only updates _official_ Stata
files, as its help indicates.
With a nod to Dante, here are the circles of Stata.
This is knowingly simplified a little!
0. the executable (proprietary C code)
inscrutable
"those who know do not say; those who say do
not know" (Tao Te Ching)
written by: StataCorp (Bill Gould and developers)
maintained by: StataCorp
upgraded by: money
updated by: -update-
StataCorp offer tech support: YES if you hold licence to
present or previous version
information on: -search-, -help-
1. official ado files, help files, other text files
scrutable (use your text editor, but do NOT change)
written by: StataCorp (may include material originally user-written)
maintained by: StataCorp
upgraded by: money
updated by: -update-
StataCorp offer tech support: as above
information on: -search-, -help-
2. user-written ado files, help files, other text files
that were published in the STB or SJ
scrutable (use your text editor, change at your peril)
written by: original authors
maintained by: authors (if alive and active); gurus (possibly)
upgraded by: love(*)
updated by: deliberate download from Stata website (start
with -search-)
StataCorp offer tech support: NO
information on: -search-, -help- (iff installed)
3. user-written ado files, help files, other text files
available from SSC
scrutable (use your text editor, change at your peril)
written by: original authors
maintained by: authors (if alive and active); gurus (possibly)
upgraded by: love(*)
updated by: deliberate download from SSC website using -ssc-
(or using browser if -ssc- impossible)
StataCorp offer tech support: NO
information on: -findit-, -help- (iff installed)
4. user-written ado files, help files, other text files
otherwise in public domain
scrutable (use your text editor, change at your peril)
written by: original authors
maintained by: authors (if alive and active); gurus (possibly)
upgraded by: love(*)
updated by: download from within Stata using -net-
(or use browser if that impossible)
StataCorp offer tech support: NO
information on: -findit-, -help- (iff installed)
5. your own programs
you decide!
(*) There are a few people who offer Stata consultancy.
Occasionally people have advertised that they sell copies
of their Stata programs.
Nick
[email protected]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of rengaweoj
> Sent: 31 March 2005 19:26
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: st: comparison between a repeated ordinal measures
>
>
> Thank you Nick. That was the problem. I now get:
>
> Nonparametric test for trend in hlths
> with eval, stratified by id
> z = 0.30, chi-squared(1) = 0.09, P>|z| = 0.7617
>
> which confirms my other results.
>
> Perhaps you can clear up some confusion on my part. Does not typing
> -update all- , update ado files such as this?
>
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "Nick Cox" <n.j.cox@d...> wrote:
> > -npt_s- is of concern to me insofar as
> > we need to carry a Software Update
> > in the Stata Journal if this report
> > arises from a bug. Also, the author
> > Peter Sasieni is not a member of this list.
> >
> > Please confirm that this bug
> > arises with -npt_s- 1.2.2 as
> > updated in Stata Journal 5(1) 2005.
> >
> > That is, if you type
> >
> > . which npt_s
> >
> > the version above, 1.2.2, is displayed.
> >
> > If you have a previous version, please
> > update your copy and see if the problem
> > persists.
> >
> > Nick
> > n.j.cox@d...
> >
> > rengaweoj (otherwise Joe Wagner, reflected)
> >
> > > However, -npt_s- returned an error
> > >
> > > npt_s hlths, by(eval) strata(id) nodetail
> > >
> > > gives: r(198);
> >
> >
> > *
> > * For searches and help try:
> > * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html
> > * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
> > * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
>
>
>
> *
> * For searches and help try:
> * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html
> * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
> * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
>
*
* For searches and help try:
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* http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
