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st: RE: Computing a cumulative frequency variable


From   "Nick Cox" <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   st: RE: Computing a cumulative frequency variable
Date   Fri, 12 May 2006 11:06:39 +0100

Three people suggested variations on -sum()-, 
which is naturally correct. 

This is to add that the -cumul- command 
can do this, as it can also take weights
and be used with -by:-. 

What's more, 

. search cumulative 

points directly towards -cumul-. 

Nick 
[email protected] 

Raphael Fraser
 
> I have the following variables and would like to generate or compute
> the cumulative frequency of etime. The end result should look like
> this:
> 
> id    etime  cum. freq
> 15     0       0
> 15    6        6
> 15    2        8
> 20    10      10
> 20    30       40
> 20    4         44

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