Dear List
Can someone please tell me why the following code produces an "Invalid
Syntax r(198)" error and how to fix it?
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gen newvar=0 if oldvar ~=.
forvalues x in 1/28 {
quietly summ oldvar if myvar==`x', det
replace newvar=1 if (oldvar < r(p1) | oldvar > r(p99)) & myvar==`x'
}
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I am running Stata/SE 8.2 for Windows.
In case this helps, I have tried manually typing in:
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gen newvar=0 if oldvar ~=.
quietly summ oldvar if myvar==1, det
replace newvar=1 if (oldvar < r(p1) | oldvar > r(p99)) & myvar==1
quietly summ oldvar if myvar==2, det
replace newvar=1 if (oldvar < r(p1) | oldvar > r(p99)) & myvar==2
etc...
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and I get the desired outcome, but when I run the forvalues loop, things
crash. What am I doing wrong?
Many thanks!
r.
Rajib Doogar,
Department of Accountancy,
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1206 S. Sixth Street, Champaign, IL 61820
Ph: 217.244.8083, Fax: 217.244.0902
http://www.cba.uiuc.edu/doogar
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